MAHWAH, N.J. — The New Jersey City University men's tennis, back and better than ever following a 22-year layoff for the program, dominated Ramapo College in New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) play today, Wednesday, April 14, by a score of 9-0. With the victory, the Gothic Knights secure the perfect NJAC regular season, as well as cement their status as the #1 overall seed in the NJAC Tournament, which takes place on May 7 (semifinals) and May 9 (finals).
NJCU (3-0, 3-0 NJAC) started off by winning all three doubles matches, first with freshmen and
reigning NJAC weekly honorees Nico Teynie (Rouen, France/Lycée Val de Seine) and
Toni Cabot (Palma, Spain/IES Albuhaira), who did away with their Ramapo (0-1, 0-1 NJAC) opponents Chris Yip and Joshua Halperin at second doubles, 8-1. Third doubles was next to finish as another rookie duo,
Alejandro Ley (Las Palmas, Spain/I.E.S. Politécnico) and
Gerard Loras (Tortosa, Spain/Col·legi Diocesà Sagrada Família) defeated Bobby Ciarletta and Yash Pandey of the Roadrunners, 8-2. First singles was the final match to close as junior
Theo Bourghelle (Lesquin, France/LaSalle Lille) and freshman
Jordi Julia (Barcelona, Spain/IES Sant Quirze del Valles) picked up the 8-3 win over Kenny Elliott and Matthew Doran to give NJCU the 3-0 lead.
Needing just two wins at the start of singles play to lock in the victory, Ley was the first to take down his Ramapo opponent in Ciarletta in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, at fifth singles. Julia finished off the win at third singles, 6-2, 6-0, over Doran to give his squad a 5-0 lead and their third official victory of the season. Loras was next and topped Pandey in straight scoreless sets at sixth single, followed by by Teynie's 6-1, 6-1, win at second singles over Yip. Cabot also defeated Halperin 6-1, 6-1, at fourth singles next. Finally, Bourghelle closed out the 9-0 victory with a straight set scoreless win at first singles.
Highlights
- Bourghelle, Cabot, Ley and Teynie all remain perfect on the season in singles play. All four are 3-0.
- The stellar second doubles pair of Teynie and Cabot also remain a perfect 3-0 on the season.
What's Next
NJCU returns to its home courts in West Orange, N.J., (West Orange Tennis Club) for its next match on Friday, April 16, starting at 11:30 a.m. The Gothic Knights face off wth Rowan College - Gloucester County in what will officially count as an exhibition, since NJCAA opponents do not count toward official NCAA Division III results or statistics.
