Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey put the finishing touches on its regular season as the Lions doubled up visiting Washington College on Thursday, 6-3.
The win put TCNJ at 8-4 on the season, while the Shoremen dipped to 8-4.
The Lions will now await the selection of the 2011 NCAA Division III Tournament field, which will be announced in early May.
Prior to the match, TCNJ recognized its two seniors as
Jeremy Eckardt (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery) and
Jonathan Yu (Hamilton Square, NJ/Steinert) were honored.
Yu won his singles match in the third position 6-0, 6-1 and then pulled out an 8-6 win at third doubles paired up with
Stewart Fernandez (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South).
TCNJ also got a win at second doubles as
Steven Fernandez (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South) and
Dean Thompson (Westfield, NJ/Westfield) won by the count of 8-1.
In singles, Riley added a win at fourth singles, while
Jordan Cruz (Manasquan, NJ/CBA) and
Dan Lee (Abington, PA/Abington) added some pop to the bottom portion of the line-up winning at fifth and sixth singles. Cruz won 6-3, 7-5, while Lee cruised 6-1, 6-2.
The College of New Jersey 6, Washington College 3
Singles competition
1. Adam Cranford (WC) def.
Jeremy Eckardt (TCNJMEN) 6-1, 6-2
2. Kevin Papen (WC) def.
Steven Fernandez (TCNJMEN) 6-4, 6-4
3.
Jonathan Yu (TCNJMEN) def. Kyle Lisco (WC) 6-0, 6-1
4.
TJ Riley (TCNJMEN) def. Aaron Ellison (WC) 6-2, 6-1
5.
Jordan Cruz (TCNJMEN) def. Joel Novick (WC) 6-3, 7-5
6. Daniel Lee (TCNJMEN) def. John Menzione (WC) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Adam Cranford/Kevin Papen (WC) def.
Jeremy Eckardt/
TJ Riley (TCNJMEN) 8-3
2.
Steven Fernandez/
Dean Thompson (TCNJMEN) def. John Menzione/Willie Dashiell (WC) 8-1
3.
Jonathan Yu/
Stewart Fernandez (TCNJMEN) def. Aaron Ellison/Kyle Lisco (WC) 8-6