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BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Salem State College won three individual singles flights this afternoon to capture the 2008 Little East Conference Championship Tournament at the Dr. Henry Rosen Memorial Tennis Courts on the campus of Bridgewater State College. The Vikings registered eight total points on the final day of the two-day competition to storm back and capture the automatic berth into the 2008 NCAA Division III Tournament field with 15 total points, outscoring the University of Southern Maine by just two points.

UMass Boston finished in third place with 12 total points, followed by Bridgewater State College (10). UMass Dartmouth (9), Western Connecticut State University (7.5), and Rhode Island College (6.5) rounded out the seven-team field.

Salem State College was victorious in all three of its championship matches, while also winning two of the three remaining consolation finals. The Vikings entered the second-day of competition tied for fifth place with five total points.

2008 Champions

Singles

No. 1 – Jovan Jordan Whitter, UMass Boston
No. 2 – Barry Gorman, Bridgewater State College
No. 3 – Rob Random, Salem State College
No. 4 – Pat Matyskek, Western Connecticut State University
No. 5 – Alex Eisath, Salem State College
No. 6 – Brian Carlson, Salem State College

Doubles

No. 1 – Joshua Warren/Derek Stevenson, University of Southern Maine
No. 2 –Rob Thomas/Kyle Watson, Salem State College
No. 3 –Ali Al-Sabbagh/Reinaldo Lopes, UMass Boston