Lyons sweep NEWMAC weekly singles and doubles honors

April 10, 2006

NORTON, MA- Wheaton College men's tennis standout Payum Payman (Pleasant Valley, NY/Arlington) was a part of both singles and doubles awards announced by the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) this afternoon for the week ending on Sunday, April 9. Sophomore Sean Daly (Miami, FL/La Salle) joined Payman on the doubles team of the week.

Payman, a junior who is ranked seventh in the region according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), has twice been named singles player of the week in addition to being a part of two award-winning doubles teams this spring. Payman and Daly earned the doubles honor for the second successive week.

Payman won all three of his singles matches during the week, dropping a total of 11 points. The tri-captain picked up a 6-1, 6-1 win against nationally-ranked New York University on Friday, as well as a 6-2, 6-3 victory during NEWMAC play on Saturday versus the United States Coast Guard Academy. Payman notched one of Wheaton's two singles points, 6-3, 6-1, during the Lyons' loss to regionally-ranked Tufts University. Payman is now 15-2 on the season, including 9-0 in dual matches.

Payman and Daly went 2-1 last week at first doubles, including an 8-4 win against Coast Guard. The pair closed out the week with a 9-7 win over a tandem from Tufts for Wheaton's lone doubles victory. Against NYU on Friday, the duo suffered a narrow 9-7 loss. Payman and Daly have combined to post a 6-3 overall record and 5-2 dual match mark this year.

Helping lead regionally-ranked Wheaton to a 7-3 season record and an unblemished 2-0 conference mark, the tandem looks to keep the Lyons unbeaten in league play with a match at Babson College on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

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