Clippers nail a 9-0 win over Monmouth to start spring season

Box score

 The Clippers hosted their spring season opener against Division I opponent Monmouth University.  The Clippers took a 2-0 to start the match off as Monmouth had to default two games.  Doubles hit the court first for the Clippers.  Andrey Boldarev and Alex Grubin, the #1 doubles team, showed their skills with an 8-3 victory over their opponents Laurence Heads and David Sherwood.  Tamas Dobrotka and Andreas Lindell knocked their opponents, Harvey Bhalla, and Oliver Grimbly, off quickly with an 8-2 victory.   

The singles matches were up next with the Clippers leading 4-0 over Monmouth.  A shift in the lineup placed Tamas Dobrotka in the #1 singles position for the match.  After an opening set of 6-3 and being up 1-0 to start the second set Dobrotka's oppenent Heads retired. 

Rafael Namias, playing at the #2 singles position for the day, faced off against Sherwood.  With a lengthy 6-3 first set victory, Namias went on to a 6-0 second set win to give the Clippers another point for the match. 

Felix Missal took on Harvey Bhalla in #3 Singles.  With a 6-1 first set, Missal was on cruise control through the rest of the match.  Missal won the second set 6-3. 

Andreas Lindell moved up to play at the #4 singles spot facing off with Ben Dashiell.  Sealing a 6-1 victory in the first set Lindell then went on to nab another victory with a 6-2 second set win.

Lastly, Dane Ostilly faced Oliver Grimbly in the #5 singles position.  With Ostilly dominating the first set with a 6-0 win the second set looked to be close as well.  Ostilly though struggled and the second set went into a tie breaker.  Ostilly came through in the clutch with an 11-9 tie break win to take the second set 7-6.

The Clippers sealed a 9-0 over Monmouth. 

The Clippers will head to Florida for a spring break week of play.