Carregha rallies to give Poets 5-4 win over Erskine

HILTON HEAD, S.C. - The Whittier College men's tennis team opened its spring break trip up with a 5-4 win over Division II Erskine on Saturday afternoon. The Poets held a 2-1 advantage through doubles play and held on to secure the team's 10th win of the year.

Whittier (10-3) held a 7-6 lead at No. 1 doubles and was serving for the win but the team of Justin DeLong and Sean Robertson failed to but away its opponents as they lost 9-7 to keep the door open for Erskine.

WC's No. 2 and No. 3 doubles each rolled to 8-3 wins respectively.

The purple and gold got singles wins at No. 4 and No. 6 from Lance Franey and Frank Sun to make the match 4-4 with the No. 3 match still going on.

Patricio Carregha was a set and break down but rallied for the 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 win to give WC its first win of the spring break trip.

The Poets return to action tomorrow, March 29, to face Lakeland (Ind.) College at 9 a.m. on the clay courts of Port Royal Racquet Club.

Results
Doubles 
1. Barnes/ A. Ciarrocchi (EC) def. DeLong/Robertson (WC) 9-7
2. Carregha/Franey (WC) def. F. Ciarrocchi/Chauvette (EC) 8-3
3. Smith/Sun (WC) def. Brcan/Miller (EC) 8-3

Singles 
1. Nemanja Brcan (EC) def. Sean Robertson (WC) 7-6(5), 6-0
2. Caleb Barnes (EC) def. Justin DeLong (WC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
3. Patricio Carregha (WC) def. Angelo Ciarrocchi (EC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
4. Lance Franey (WC) def. Fabio Ciarrocchi (EC) 6-1, 6-1
5. Vincent Chauvette (EC) def. Gavin Smith (WC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
6. Frank Sun (WC) def. Ryan Miller (EC) 6-1, 6-0