Men’s Tennis Loses to Wheaton

NORTON, Mass. – Regis College lost to Wheaton College, 9-0, Thursday afternoon in a non-conference men's collegiate tennis dual match at the Beard Field House.

Wheaton (6-5) swept the doubles sets, with Regis' top team of Nolan Bebarta (Danville, Calif.) and Johnny Pallotta (Bay Shore, N.Y.) providing the toughest challenge for the Lyons before eventually losing, 8-4.

Pallotta also won the most games of any Pride player in singles, taking three games in each set but losing in straight sets (6-3, 6-3). All six singles matches were completed in two sets with Wheaton prevailing in every position. Sebastian Torres (San Juan, Puerto Rico) at number two singles and Evan Russell (East Wareham, Mass.) at number six singles collected five games apiece in their respective matches.

Regis (6-9) plays its final road match of the 2018-19 regular season, heading to Johnson & Wales to face the Wildcats in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference match Saturday, April 6, starting at 6 p.m. The Pride open a four-match homestand next Tuesday, April 9, against Suffolk beginning at 4:30 p.m.