Amherst, MA…Amherst College netted a 5-0 win over The College of New Jersey men's tennis team on Sunday as the Lord Jeffs advanced to the NCAA Division III quarterfinals for the third straight year.

The hosts swept all three points in doubles play and the picked up win at second and third doubles to improve to 33-1 on the season.

TCNJ capped its successful season with a record of 9-5 as they advance to the third round of the tournament.

Senior Jeremy Eckardt (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery) and sophomore TJ Riley (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Moorestown) challenged the top pairing from Amherst, but fell 8-4. Eckardt also hung tough at first singles dropping the first set 6-4 and was tied 2-2 in the second before the Lord Jeffs notched the deciding fifth point.

Amherst College 5, The College of New Jersey 0
Doubles
1) Austin Chafetz/Luis Rattenhuber (A) def. Jeremy Eckardt/TJ Riley (T) 8-4
2) Moritz Koenig/Wes Waterman (A) def. Steve Fernandez/Dean Thompson (T) 8-2
3) Mark Kahan/Chris Dale (A) def. Stew Fernandez/Jonathan Yu (T) 8-3
Singles
1) Luis Rattenhuber (A) led Jeremy Eckardt (T) 6-4, 2-2 (DNF)
2) Mark Kahan (A) def. Steve Fernandez (T) 6-1, 6-0
3) Austin Chafetz (A) def. Jonathan Yu (T) 6-2, 6-2
4) Joey Fritz (A) vs. TJ Riley (T) 2-2 (DNF)
5) Wes Waterman (A) vs. Jordan Cruz (T) (DNF)
6) Andrew Jung (A) vs. Dan Lee (T) (DNF)

Order of Finish (Doubles): 2, 3, 1
Order of Finish (Singles): 2, 3