DELHI, N.Y. (April 26, 2019) – The SUNY Delhi men's tennis team takes their skills to this Saturday's NAC/NEAC East Division Tournament, with all three tournament matches set to be held throughout the day at The Edge in Essex Junction, Vt. The Broncos earned the third seed after acquiring a 4-7 overall record and 2-2 conference mark, and will face second-seed MCLA (6-4, 3-1 NAC) in the semifinals on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. The matinee postseason matchup will be a rematch of both teams' regular season finale meeting on April 18, where the host Trailblazers edged out a 5-4 NAC victory.
The winner will face the winner of the preceding semifinals matchup between top-seed Thomas and fourth-seed NVU Lyndon, slated for Saturday at 9:00 a.m. The finals will take place that afternoon at 3:30 p.m. The NAC/NEAC East champion will move on to the following weekend's crossover championship against NAC/NEAC West Division champion Lancaster Bible on Sunday, May 5. The Chargers defeated Penn State Abington, 5-4, in Thursday's division championship.
About the NAC/NEAC Men's Tennis Crossover Championship:
The NAC has partnered with the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) in the sport of men's tennis since the 2010 season. The NAC competes as associate members of the NEAC, with each conference divided into an East and West Division. Each division holds a championship and the two divisional champions meet to determine the conference champion. The winner of the NEAC/NAC East Division Championship will face the NEAC/NAC West Division Champion in a crossover championship match on May 5 at the Tri-City Tennis Club in Latham, N.Y.
Lineups
SUNY Delhi head coach Brian Mitko and MCLA head coach Derek Shell have announced their lineups for Saturday's semifinals matchup:
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SUNY DELHI |
COMPETITION |
MCLA |
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Marcos Andrino (5-6) / Christopher Balogh (5-4) 1-0 Together |
One Doubles* Last Meeting: Delhi 8-5 |
Charles Najimy (4-6) / Matt Bluteau (3-6) 3-5 Together |
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Payton Dean (4-3) / Jake Robinson (4-3) |
Two Doubles Last Meeting: MCLA 8-6 |
Nick Castle (6-4) / Samantha Gawron (6-4) 6-3 Together |
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Brody Rettle (2-5) / Michael Zerniak (3-5) 2-4 Together |
Three Doubles Last Meeting: Delhi 8-6 |
Briana Higgins (6-3) / Mackenna Jordan (6-4) 5-3 Together |
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Marcos Andrino (3-7) |
One Singles* Last Meeting: MCLA 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
Charles Najimy (5-5) |
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Christopher Balogh (3-6) |
Two Singles* Last Meeting: Delhi 6-2, 6-0 |
Matt Bluteau (1-8) |
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Payton Dean (3-5) |
Three Singles Last Meeting: Delhi 7-6, 7-5 |
Nick Castle (3-7) |
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Michael Zerniak (3-6) |
Four Singles Last Meeting: MCLA 6-2, 6-0 |
Samantha Gawron (7-2) |
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Bailey Lane (2-5) |
Five Singles Last Meeting: MCLA 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
Mohamed Mahrous (6-2) |
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Jake Robinson (3-7) |
Six Singles Last Meeting: MCLA 6-2, 6-0 |
Briana Higgins (3-5) |
*Indicates exact matchup.
NAC Athletes of the Week
First-year players, freshman Christopher Balogh (Westtown, NY / Minisink Valley) and sophomore Jake Robinson (Oneonta, NY / Oneonta), were each awarded NAC Rookie of the Week during the season.
