University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Men's Tennis Stunned By Rhode Island, 6-1
October 16, 2001 | Men's Tennis
Oct. 16, 2001
KINGSTON, R.I. -- The University of Massachusetts men's tennis team (3-3) fell to Rhode Island, 6-1, this afternoon in Atlantic 10 action. The win for the Rams was their first over UMass in nine years.
The lone point of the day for the Minutemen came from the No. 1 singles position as senior Steve Prisco (Dedham, Mass.) beat URI's Bill Moran in straight sets (6-1, 6-4). Prisco is now 5-2 this season, including a 4-1 mark in dual matches.
The Minutemen will be off until Oct. 23, when they host rival UConn at 2:30 p.m.
URI 6 UMass 1
Singles:
1. Steve Prisco (UM) def Bill Moran (URI) 6-1, 6-4
2. Phil Johnson (URI) def Todd Champeau (UM) 7-6 (9-7), 6-2
3. Dave Gutstein (URI) def Scott Sans Leeb (UM) 6-4, 6-4
4. Dustin Parente (URI) def Reid Stubbs (UM) 6-4, 6-0
5. Mike Jacobs (URI) def Eric Reblin (UM) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-2
6. Karl Antons (URI) def Phil Rodrigues (UM) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles:
1. Moran/Parente (URI) def Prisco/Sans Leeb (UM) 8-4
2. Gutstein/Antons (URI) def Champeau/Reblin (UM) 8-2
3. Johnson/Dan Romeyn (URI) def Stubbs/Rodrigues (UM) 8-2
