Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey men's tennis team entered a rare three-week break in the schedule with a victory as the Lions posted a 9-0 triumph over visiting Ramapo College on Wednesday.
 
With the win over the Roadrunners now behind them, TCNJ (2-1) won't return to the court until March 25 when they host NCAA Division II Kutztown University.
 
The Lions swept through the doubles portion as each of the three teams posted win. The first pairing of juniors Pierce Cooper (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) and Billy Buchbinder (Scotch Plains, NJ/Wardlaw-Hartridge) won 8-2 for a 1-0 lead. The second team of sophomores Jack August (Medford, NJ/Home Schooled) and Mike Stanley (Newtown, PA/Council Rock North) won by that same score, while the third duo of freshmen Sean Fernandez (Emerson, NJ/Bergen Catholic) and Chris D'Agostino (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery) posted an 8-3 victory.
 
Cooper won in straight sets without yielding a point at first singles, while August won in the second position. Buchbinder and D'Agostino kept things rolling with wins at third and fourth singles, before Fernandez and Stanley completed the sweep with the final two wins.
 
The College of New Jersey 9, Ramapo College 0
Singles competition
1. Pierce Cooper (TCNJ) def. Jacob Khodakov (RC) 6-0, 6-0
2. Jack August (TCNJ) def. Mike Abelev (RC) 6-2, 6-1
3. Billy Buchbinder (TCNJ) def. Willen Feygin (RC) 6-4, 6-1
4. Chris D'Agostino (TCNJ) def. Justin Bevilacqua (RC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Sean Fernandez (TCNJ) def. Mike Friedman (RC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Mike Stanley (TCNJ) def. Adam Petrovics (RC) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Pierce Cooper/Billy Buchbinder (TCNJ) def. Jacob Khodakov/Justin Bevilacqua (RC) 8-2
2. Jack August/Mike Stanley (TCNJ) def. Mike Abelev/Willen Feygin (RC) 8-2
3. Sean Fernandez/Chris D'Agostino (TCNJ) def. Mike Friedman/Adam Petrovics (RC) 8-3