WORCESTER, MA (February 11, 2017)- The Vassar College men's tennis team will travel to the Paxton Tennis Centre to take on the Cougars of Clark University in their first match of their spring tennis schedule.
 
Game Details
Opponents: vs. Clark University (3-1, 0-0 NEWMAC)
Links: (Clark University Tennis Home Page) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Worcester, MA
Facility: Paxton Tennis Centre
Date: February 11, 2017
Time:  6 p.m.
 
Last Time Out: The Brewers ended their fall season at ITA Regionals in October. Senior Nick Litsky picked up three wins before falling 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinal round.
 
A Look At the Brewers:

• Three Brewers come into the weekend undefeated. Senior Juan Felipe Laso has posted a 3-0 record thus far for Vassar in dual matches, with a win over nationally ranked Williams College in the No. 3 spot in singles.
• Sophomore Nick Lee enters the match with Clark University on a two-game winning streak, picking up wins over Union and Bard.
• Before ITA Regionals, the Brewers notched two 9-0 wins against Union and Bard.
• Freshman Allen Sokolov enters play this weekend 2-1 in the No. 2 singles position in dual meets, while going 2-2 overall on the season.
• Senior Nick Litsky and Freshman Dom Demeterfi lead the team in doubles at 2-0 in the No. 1 doubles spot in dual matches.
• Litsky leads the team with a 5-2 mark thus far this season, going 3-1 at the ITA Regional Championships back in October.
• Vassar has posted a .722 winning percentage in dual matches this season, dropping only five of 18 matches in singles action.
• VC has been just as effective in double play, winning six of the nine points in pairs in 2016-17.
• Head coach Alex Wong is in his fourth season, and has led the Brewers to a 30-34 record as the head coach of the Brewers.

A Look at the Cougars:

• The Cougars are coming off of a 6-1 win over Holy Cross on October 5, bringing their record to 3-1.
• Clark has picked up wins over Stonehill College, Regis College and Holy Cross, while falling to Endicott College back on September 21, 5-4.
• The team is led in singles by freshmen Barun Gill and Jack Han, who have 4-0 records in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively.
• Gill and Han also lead the team in doubles as a pair at the No. 1 doubles spot.
• Gill paired with junior Lenny Siegel to pick up a 2-0 record at the No. 2 doubles spots.
• Sophomore Teodor Nicola-Antoniu comes into the weekend with a 3-1 record with a 2-0 record at the No. 4 doubles spot.
• Clark University has picked up 19 of their 24 singles bouts this season, as only one player has a losing record on the campaign.

Last Meeting: The Brewers and the Cougars met once last year, as Vassar picked up a 9-0 home victory. Vassar also knocked off Clark back in 2014-15, earning a 5-0 win as the match was played until completion in Worcester.
 
Next Up: Vassar Tennis will face the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers in a home Liberty League matchup in Walker Field House in Poughkeepsie, NY on Friday, February 17.