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Bears Beat Springfield for Third Straight Win

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. –  Coast Guard swept the doubles matches to begin the day and the Bears beat Springfield 7-2 in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) match moved indoors due to rain.

Coast Guard won its third straight to improve to 6-3 overall and 2-0 in conference play.

The Bears #1 doubles team of Mark Guentert and Weston Fortna won 9-8 (7-3 in the tiebreak) while the #3 doubles team of John Hu and Townshend Hirst also won a tight 9-8 match, winning the tiebreaker 7-3.

Robert Renfrow and Michael Melampy picked up a 8-3 win at #2 doubles.

In singles action, Melampy won at #4 singles (6-0, 6-2) while Hu won 6-2, 6-4 at #5 singles to clinch the victory as the Bears took a 5-0 lead.

Guentert won 7-5, 6-2 at #2 singles while Fortna picked up a 6-2, 6-2 win at #3 singles for the Bears.

The Pride won both #1 singles and #6 singles in super tiebreakers.

Coast Guard is back in action on Saturday when they will host MIT in a NEWMAC match at 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Weston Fortna

Weston Fortna

Junior
Mark Guentert

Mark Guentert

Junior
Townshend Hirst

Townshend Hirst

Junior
John Hu

John Hu

Freshman
Michael Melampy

Michael Melampy

Freshman
Robert Renfrow

Robert Renfrow

Junior

Players Mentioned

Weston Fortna

Weston Fortna

Junior
Mark Guentert

Mark Guentert

Junior
Townshend Hirst

Townshend Hirst

Junior
John Hu

John Hu

Freshman
Michael Melampy

Michael Melampy

Freshman
Robert Renfrow

Robert Renfrow

Junior
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