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Yu and Thompson advance to semifinals
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Willingboro, NJ... The doubles team of Jonathan Yu (Hamilton Square, NJ/Steinert) and Dean Thompson (Westfield, NJ/Westfield) advanced to the semifinals as The College of New Jersey men’s tennis team continued play at the 2009 Fall Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regionals on Saturday at Millcreek Park.

The Lion pairing beat Vassar College’s Josh Jasso and Greg Katz by the score of 8-3 and followed that up with an 8-6 victory against Hamilton College’s Jon Franzel and Andrew Libin to move into the semifinals. In the semis, TCNJ’s duo will face third-seeded Carl-Eric Girardin and Richard Granger from Skidmore College.

The tandem of Steven Fernandez (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South) and TJ Riley (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Moorestown) posted an 8-6 victory over Austin Armstrong and Ryan Kovaleski from the University of Rochester. The team then fell to fourth-seeded Taylor Borda and Josh Rifkin of Ithaca College.

In singles play, Stewart Fernandez (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South) started the day with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 triumph over Borda, but then fell 6-0, 6-0 to top-seeded Patrick Whitner of New York University.

Stewart Fernandez faced 15th-seeded Max Willner of Vassar College in the round of 16 and fell by the scores of 6-4, 6-0.

Freshman Keith Goldstein (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Township) took on third-seeded Girardin in his match on Saturday and dropped identical 6-3 sets.

Scoreboard
3.13 | Baseball
Phoenix, AZ
TCNJ
9
Keene State (NH)
7
3.13 | Baseball
Phoenix, AZ
TCNJ
10
Keene State (NH)
14
3.13 | Softball
Orlando, FL
TCNJ
11
Western New England College
2
3.13 | Softball
Orlando, FL
TCNJ
9
Wesleyan University
10
3.14 | Baseball
Phoenix, AZ
TCNJ
2
Western New England College
10
3.16 | Lacrosse
Lions' Stadium
TCNJ
22
Eastern University
9
3.17 | Men's Tennis
TCNJ Tennis Complex
TCNJ
9
Muhlenberg College
0
3.17 | Baseball
Diamond Nation - Flemington, NJ
TCNJ
16
Muhlenberg College
6
3.17 | Men's Swimming & Diving
University of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN
TCNJ
TBA
NCAA Men & Women's Division III Championships (hosted by Beloit College and The College of Wooster)
3.17 | Women's Swimming & Diving
University of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN
TCNJ
TBA
NCAA Men & Women's Division III Championships (hosted by Beloit College and The College of Wooster)
3.18 | Baseball
Collegeville, PA
TCNJ
4
Ursinus College
5
3.18 | Lacrosse
Radnor, PA
TCNJ
19
Cabrini College
1
3.19 | Baseball
Ackerman Park
TCNJ
13
Haverford College
0
3.20 | Softball
Bethlehem, PA
TCNJ
1
Moravian College
0
3.20 | Lacrosse
Madison, NJ
TCNJ
6
Drew University
4
3.20 | Men's Tennis
Swarthmore, PA
TCNJ
5
Swarthmore College
4
3.21 | Men's Tennis
TCNJ Tennis Complex
TCNJ
1 p.m.
Kalamazoo College
3.23 | Softball
Allentown, PA
TCNJ
3:00 PM
Muhlenberg College
3.23 | Baseball
Ackerman Park
TCNJ
4:00 p.m.
Moravian College
3.24 | Baseball
Gwynedd Valley, PA
TCNJ
3:00 p.m.
Gwynedd-Mercy College
3.25 | Softball
Lions' Park
TCNJ
3:00 PM
Messiah College
3.25 | Lacrosse
Lions' Stadium
TCNJ
7:00 PM
Ursinus College
3.26 | Baseball
Ackerman Park
TCNJ
3:30 p.m.
Penn State Abington
3.27 | Softball
Lions' Park
TCNJ
1:00 PM
SUNY Cortland
3.27 | Women's Track & Field
Chester, PA
TCNJ
TBA
Danny Curran Invitational (Widener University)
3.27 | Men's Track & Field
Chester, PA
TCNJ
TBA
Danny Curran Invitational (Widener University)
3.27 | Men's Tennis
Geneva, NY
TCNJ
11 a.m.
St. Lawrence University
3.27 | Men's Tennis
Geneva, NY
TCNJ
5 p.m.
Hobart College
3.27 | Women's Tennis
Canton, NY
TCNJ
9:30 a.m.
St. Lawrence University
3.27 | Women's Tennis
Geneva, NY
TCNJ
2 p.m.
William Smith College
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