Bridgewater, Mass.—Freshman John Vaughan (East Providence, R.I.) remained undefeated in singles action as Rhode Island College suffered its first Little East setback of the season in a 5-2 decision at Bridgewater State on Tuesday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Bridgewater State 5, Rhode Island College 2
Bridgewater State (8-4, 5-0 LEC)
Rhode Island College (8-3, 4-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Bears swept all three doubles matches to head into singles with a 1-0 advantage.
 
• Sophomore Ethan Clegg (Chepachet, R.I.) cut it to a 2-1 deficit with a win at second singles, but BSU won the next two matches to secure the win.
 
• Vaughan battled back from a first set loss (5-7, 6-2, 6-2) to improve to 9-0 with a win at No. 5 singles.
 
• The Anchormen saw an eight-match win streak come to an end in the loss. RIC is currently in second place in the Little East with one conference match left to play.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will host Norwich on Wednesday, April 22 (2 p.m.).