Ewing, NJ –The College of New Jersey men's tennis team collected an 8-1 win over Ithaca College on Friday afternoon. Ranked 29th in Division III and No. 7 in the Northeast region, TCNJ is now 2-1 on the young season, while Ithaca drops to 3-2.

SINGLES
1. T's Jeremy Eckardt def. Taylor Borda, 6-1, 6-7)4), 10-7
2. I's Josh Rifkin def. Stewart Fernandez, 6-0, 6-2
3. T's Jonathan Yu def. Jimmy Newton, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. T's Steven Fernandez def. Danny Wolk, 6-2, 6-0
5. T's Edgar Shanoyan def. Mike Muraco, 6-0, 6-1
6. T's Dan Lee def. Daniel Adelman, 6-1, 6-1

DOUBLES
1. T's Eckardt and Stewart Fernandez def. Borda and Rifkin, 8-6
2. T's Yu and Steven Fernandez def. Newton and Wolk, 8-0
3. T's Bill Carrig and Lee def. Muraco and Adelman, 8-4

TCNJ's rookie Edgar Shanoyan (Montvale, NJ/Pascack) added a win at fifth singles to improve to 3-0 for the Lions, while TCNJ's junior Jeremy Eckardt (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery) was a double winner with a victory at first singles and a win at first doubles with partner, rookie Stewart Fernandez (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South).