Ewing, NJ…Freshman Pierce Cooper (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) picked up the deciding victory as The College of New Jersey men's tennis team remained perfect on the season with a 5-4 victory over the University of Rochester on Sunday.
 
Cooper pulled out a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 victory at fifth singles to secure the win. With that win, he also took over the team lead in singles victories as it was his 16^th of the season.
 
TCNJ improved to 11-0 on the season, while the Yellowjackets fell to 11-6.
 
TCNJ is home again on Wednesday, April 10, hosting Rutgers University-Camden at 3:30 p.m.
 
The College of New Jersey 5, University of Rochester 4
Singles competition
1. Boris Borovcanin (UR) def. Marc Nichols (TCNJ) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Matthew Levine (UR) def. TJ Riley (TCNJ) 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
3. Jack August (TCNJ) def. Ben Shapiro (UR) 6-3, 6-2
4. Ian Baranowski (UR) def. Howard Telson (TCNJ) 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
5. Pierce Cooper (TCNJ) def. Joel Allen (UR) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
6. Jordan Cruz (TCNJ) def. Jonathan Lieb (UR) 6-2, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Marc Nichols/Howard Telson (TCNJ) def. Boris Borovcanin/Joshua Jachuck (UR) 8-0
2. Matthew Levine/Ben Shapiro (UR) def. Jordan Cruz/Billy Buchbinder (TCNJ) 9-7
3. TJ Riley/Jack August (TCNJ) def. Ian Baranowski/Joel Allen (UR) 8-4