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Dolphins Stay Unbeaten; Defeat Franklin Pierce, 4-1.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Le Moyne men's tennis team won its first Northeast-10 Conference Championship with a 4-1 victory over Franklin Pierce on Saturday afternoon at Nottingham High School.
By virtue of winning the conference championship, the Dolphins earn the NE10's automatic bid in the NCAA Championships. The field for the DII men's tennis championship will be announced on Tuesday, May 4 at 8:00 p.m. ET on NCAA.com. In last week's NCAA East Region rankings, the Dolphins were third.
The Dolphins (10-0) claimed the point in the doubles competition for the 10th straight match. At the first position, senior Tom Jarry and fifth-year Philip Blythe moved to 7-1 on the season with a 6-3 victory over Felipe Carvalho and Preston Gordon. Kevin Denecheau and Ivan Bernal evened the doubles at one apiece with a 6-3 win at the second position over seniors Jared Howard and James Howard. Sophomores Felipe Cruz and Ethan Miller secured the doubles point with a 6-4 victory at the third position over Yuval Barak and Nkrumah Patrick.
Le Moyne won three of the four matches in the singles competition to claim the conference championship. Jarry gave the Dolphins a 2-0 lead on the afternoon and improved to 7-0 on the year by defeating fellow Frenchman Denecheau at the second spot, 6-1, 6-2. Sophomore Kacper Piekarek extended Le Moyne's lead to 3-0 and his record on the year to 9-0 by topping Barak, 6-4, 6-1, at the fifth position. Bernal kept the Ravens in the match with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 win at the third spot over Blythe. Jared Howard clinched the NE10 Championship by rallying for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win at the first position over Carvalho to remain unbeaten on the season (9-0).
-Recap by Le Moyne Athletic Communications-
ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
Tom Jarry, Le Moyne*
Philip Blythe, Le Moyne
Jared Howard, Le Moyne
Ivan Bernal, Franklin Pierce
Kevin Denecheau, Franklin Pierce
Salomon Arce Lema, Adelphi
Fernando Torres, SNHU
*Most Outstanding Player
ELITE 24 AWARD
Jared Howard, Le Moyne
NE10 Men's Tennis Championship
Saturday, April 24th
First Round
Top seed Le Moyne earns first-round bye.
Match 1: #4 Adelphi 4, #5 Bentley 2
Match 2: #3 Franklin Pierce 4, #6 Stonehill 0
Match 3: #2 SNHU 4, #7 Saint Michael's 0
Tuesday, April 27th
Semifinals
Match 4: #1 Le Moyne 4, #4 Adelphi 0
Match 5: #3 Franklin Pierce 4, #2 SNHU 0
Saturday, May 1st
Championship at Highest Remaining Seed
Match 6: #1 Le Moyne 4, #3 Franklin Pierce 1
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