REGIS CAPTURES THIRD STRAIGHT NECC CHAMPIONSHIP

REGIS CAPTURES THIRD STRAIGHT NECC CHAMPIONSHIP

WESTON, Mass. – Top-seeded Regis College defeated No. 3 Becker College, 9-0, to capture its third-straight New England Collegiate Conference Men's Tennis Championship on Sunday afternoon in Weston, Mass. The Pride finish the season at 17-6 overall, while Becker lands at 7-6 on the year.

Senior Michael Beluch (Lynn, Mass.) was named the Tournament MVP and was joined on the All-Tournament Singles Team by Chris Harrow (North Reading, Mass.). The Regis doubles partners of Jeremy Morgenbesser (Bayport, N.Y.) and Nick Hildreth (Harvard, Mass.) and Matt Quattorciocchi (Germantown, Md.) and Nathan Cohen (Randolph, Mass.) were named to the All Tournament Doubles Team.

Becker's Brittan Morris (Cedar Park, Texas) and Aaron Peterson (San Diego, Calif.) were named to the All-Tournament Singles Team, with Morris and Francis Musick (Laurel Springs, N.J.) being named All-Tournament Doubles. Mitchell College's Adam Diaz and Lesley University's Niko Marcolini rounded out the All-Tournament Singles Team.

The Pride jumped out to an early 3-0 lead as they swept the Hawks in doubles play. Beluch and Harrow combined for an 8-1 win at No. 1 doubles over Aaron Peterson and Connor Allison (Hillsboro, Ore.). Cohen and Quattrociocchi defeated Thomas Lanphear (Manchester, Maine) and Brian Fradsham (West Boylston, Mass.) at No. 2 doubles by a score of 8-0.

The No. 3 doubles matchup featuring the Pride's Jarid Polley (North Reading, Mass.) and Austin Nace (Sarasota, Fla.) against Becker's Morris and Musick was the closest of the three matches with Regis pulling out the 8-5 win.

In singles play, Nathan Cohen, Jeremy Morgenbesser, and Nick Hildreth won their respective matches at No. 3, No.5, and No. 6 singles by matching scores of 6-0, 6-0. Quattrociocchi defeated Connor Allison at No. 4 singles, 6-2, 6-0, with Chris Harrow adding a 6-1, 6-1 win over Brittan Morris at No. 2 singles.

Michael Beluch's 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles over Aaron Peterson was the fifth and deciding point for the Pride.