Ewing, NJ … The College of New Jersey men's tennis team bounced back with a 9-0 win over Dickinson College this afternoon. The win evens their record to 1-1 so far this season.
 
Senior Pierce Cooper (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) won his singles match 7-5, 6-2 and teamed up with Billy Buchbinder (Scotch Plains, NJ/Wardlaw-Hartridge School) for an 8-2 victory in doubles. Cooper now has 114 career combined singles and doubles wins, which moves him into fifth place in the TCNJ men's tennis record book in the combined category.
 
Other TCNJ players coming out on top in singles were Jack August (Medford, NJ/Home Schooled), Mitchel Sanders (Randolph, NJ/Randolph), Mike Stanley (Newton, PA/Council Rock North), Omar Bokhari (Lake Hiawatha, NJ/Parsippany), and Tim Gavornik (Millington, NJ/Watchung Hills).
 
The doubles teams of August/Stanley and Sanders/Matt Puig (Allendale, NJ/Northern Highland) claimed victories to help secure the sweep of Dickinson.
 
The Lions have a bit of break as their next match is on Saturday, February 27 when they welcome Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The match is set for a 1 p.m. start in the TCNJ Rec Center.
 
The College of New Jersey 9, Dickinson College 0
Singles competition
1. Pierce Cooper (TCNJ) def. Steven Kaplan (DC) 7-5, 6-2
2. Mitchel Sanders (TCNJ) def. Clark Chapman (DC) 6-3, 6-1
3. Jack August (TCNJ) def. Joey Frank (DC) 6-4, 6-4
4. Mike Stanley (TCNJ) def. Evan Davis (DC) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
5. Omar Bokhari (TCNJ) def. Shawn Diniz (DC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Tim Gavornik (TCNJ) def. Samuel Loring (DC) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Pierce Cooper/Billy Buchbinder (TCNJ) def. Steven Kaplan/Clark Chapman (DC) 8-2
2. Jack August/Mike Stanley (TCNJ) def. Joey Frank/Evan Davis (DC) 8-4
3. Mitchel Sanders/Matt Puig (TCNJ) def. Shawn Diniz/Samuel Loring (DC) 8-3