DeWitt, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College men's tennis team wrapped up an undefeated regular season and the Northeast-10 Conference regular season championship with a 7-0 victory over Stonehill College on Thursday afternoon at Elevate Fitness.
The Dolphins improve to 8-0 on the season and clinched the top seed in the Northeast-10 Conference Championships. The Dolphins earn a bye in the first round and will take on the winner of the first round matchup between fourth-seeded Adelphi University and fifth-seeded Bentley University in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Le Moyne won the doubles competition for the eighth straight match. At the first position, senior
Tom Jarry (Paris, France/CNED Toulouse/Emmanuel) and fifth-year
Philip Blythe (Edinburgh, Scotland/Merchiston) blanked Russell White and Luke Nickerson, 6-0. With the victory, Blythe became the first student-athlete (male or female) in the College's history to record 100 wins between singles and doubles action. Sophomores
Felipe Cruz (San Jose, Costa Rica/Blue Valley School/Saint Louis) and
Ethan Miller (Swindon, England/Cirencetser Kingshill School) were 6-1 winners over Ben Simmons and Joey Conrod.
The Dolphins completed their sixth straight shutout by sweeping the singles competition for the seventh time this season. Senior
Jared Howard (Malmesbury, South Africa/Homeschooled/ASA College) concluded the regular season at 8-0 with back-to-back scores of 6-1 at the first spot over Christian Duffy. Jarry captured his fifth win of the year, 6-2, 6-3, over White at the second position. Blythe moved to 5-1 on the season after his opponent defaulted with Blythe leading 6-4, 3-0 at the third spot. Sophomore
Kacper Piekarek (Wroclaw, Poland/Autorskrie Licea Artystyczne Akademickie/Missouri-Kansas City) registered a 6-4, 6-2 victory at the fourth position over Nickerson to improve to 8-0 on the campaign. Cruz was an 8-5 winner at the fifth spot over Simmons, while Miller posted an 8-2 victory over Conrod at the sixth position.