WATERVILLE, Maine - The Johnson State men's tennis team picked up their first win of the young season by defeating host Thomas College on Sunday 7-2.  The Badgers now stand at 1-5 overall, 1-0 in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) while Thomas is 0-1, 0-1 NAC.

The victory was keyed by a come-from-behind win by senior Ryan Joy (North Montpelier, Vt./U-32) (pictured) at #1 singles 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 and a hard-faught win at #3 singles by senior Alen Turan (Essex, Vt./Essex) who scratched out a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (11-9) victory.

Johnson 7, Thomas 2

SINGLES:

1.  Ryan Joy (J) def. Eric Morin (T) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

2.  Chance Swafford (J) def. Tom Bird (T) 6-4, 7-5

3.  Alen Turan (J) def. Malcolm Neville (T) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (11-9)

4.  Kyle Young (J) def. Matt Bolstridge (T) 6-1, 6-2

5.  Jesse Peasley (T) def. Peter Leblanc (J) 6-2, 6-3

6.  Ben Algar (J) def. Keith Pike (T) 6-0, 6-2

DOUBLES:

1.  Joy/Swafford (J) def. Morin/Bird (T) 8-3

2.  Neville/Bolstridge (T) def. Young/Turan (J) 9-8 (7-2)

3.  James Dempsey/Bryan Hickey (J) def. Pike/Peasley (T) 8-3

RECORDS:

Johnson - 1-5, 1-0 NAC

Thomas - 0-1, 0-1 NAC

Johnson will next play at Lyndon State College on Saturday, March 31 at 1:00 pm in a match up of North Atlantic Conference foes.