Chang and Venning battle strong in final regular season match

Boston, Mass. – Wilson Chang (Lee, MA) won his number one singles battle for the third match in a row and Bobby Venning (Greenfield, NH) took the number two singles spot as Wheelock fell to Lesley University 5-4 in the final regular season tennis match Thursday evening.

Chang defeated Lesley’s Dave Newton 6-2, 2-0, winning the second set by retirement, while Venning battled to a tough 7-5 win in the first set, before cruising to a 6-0 second set win over the Lynx’ Sonny Ljutica.

The duo of Chang and Venning also teamed up for a number one doubles victory over Lesley’s Fran Cusick and Ljutica, winning 8-3.

In the number three singles spot, Lesley’s Cusick defeated Kate Needham (North Conway, NH) 6-1, 7-5, while Pete Parales defeated Wildcat Anya Pagala (Garnerville, NY) 6-2 and 7-6. Lesley’s Tyler Reeves defeated Wheelock’s Rachael Zuckerman (Westport, CT) 6-1, 6-0 in the number six singles.

In doubles, Lesley’s combination of Tyler Reeves and AJ Lazo defeated Needham and Pagala 8-3. The Lynx forfeited the number three doubles spot to Wheelock.

Both teams will resume play this weekend in the NECC tournament which will be hosted by Newbury College at Pine Manor College in Brookline, MA.