PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — The New Jersey City University men's tennis team earned a dominant, 9-0, shutout victory on the road in non-conference play on Wednesday evening, March 29, over St. Joseph's University-Long Island. The Gothic Knights played 15 total sets against the Golden Eagles and dropped just two games.

At first doubles for NJCU (5-6), the junior pair of Nico Teynie (Rouen, France/Lycée Val de Seine) and Alejandro Ley (Las Palmas, Spain/I.E.S. Politécnico) picked up a scoreless win, while junior Jordi Julia (Barcelona, Spain/IES Sant Quirze del Valles) paired with sophomore Joaquin Pluis (Buenos Aires, Argentina/Santa Felicitas) at second doubles for the same, 8-0, win. Freshman Pedro Caro-Accino Roca (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain/British School of Gran Canaria) and senior Ryan Weiss (Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional) followed suit, winning 8-0 at third doubles over the Golden Eagles (0-3).

Singles went pretty much the same way. Caro, Julia, Pluis and Weiss all won at third-sixth singles, respectively, by 6-0, 6-0 shutouts, while Teynie and Ley each won, 6-1, 6-0, at first and second singles, respectively.

Up Next:
Jersey City begins New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) play on Friday, April 7, as the Gothic Knights face Rutgers-Camden at 1:00 p.m. at the Lincoln Park Tennis Courts in a reschedule from the rain out on March 25.