EWING, N.J. – The TCNJ men's tennis team cruised to a 9-0 non-conference blanking of visiting Union College on Saturday at the Rec Center.
It was a relatively straightforward display of dominance by the Lions (2-0), who dropped a mere seven games across singles courts 1, 3, 4, and 6.
Matthew Michibata picked up a pair of convincing wins at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles, running his career total to 99. He'll get his first crack at joining the 100-win club when Franklin & Marshall comes to visit next Saturday.
Michibata and Maitland-Carter kicked off the afternoon with an 8-3 victory on the top doubles court, followed closely by
Akul Telluri and
Nick Matkiwsky with an 8-2 win at No. 2.
In one of the only close contests of the day,
Jacob Quijano and
Alberto Thomas prevailed by an 8-6 count over Austin Gregory and Bailey McAtee at No. 3.
Maitland-Carter's 6-0, 6-0 double-bagel at No. 3 singles was swiftly followed by a 6-1, 6-1 rout on the racket of Michibata at No. 1, officially clinching the team victory.
The Lions were hunting a sweep, though, and found just that. Thomas rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles, but
Adrian Tsui conceded the first set at No. 2. He promptly pulled off a comeback, taking the second frame, 6-3, and holding off Ben Jacobs, 10-6, in the super tiebreaker.
Derek Jordan scored a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 5 singles and
Brett Schuster dispatched his opponent at No. 6 by a lopsided 6-0, 6-2 score line.
The Lions take on F&M (Saturday) and RIT (Sunday) next weekend in Ewing.
