Swarthmore, PA… The College of New Jersey men’s tennis team scored a big road win on Saturday as the Lions slipped past host Swarthmore College 5-4.
The win puts the Lions at 4-2 on the season.
With the match tied a 4-4 and only the first singles match still on the court, TCNJ’s Steven Fernandez (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor Plainsboro South) secured the win for the Lions as he pulled out a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win. He really came on strong late battling back from a 4-2 deficit in the third set reeling off the final four points to clinch the victory.
Freshman Keith Goldstein (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.) added a win at fifth singles (7-5, 6-3) and Dan Lee (Abington, PA/Abington) scored a win in the sixth position (6-4, 6-2).
In doubles, TJ Riley (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Moorestown) and Dean Thompson (Westfield, NJ/Westfield) added to the victory with a come-from-behind victory at second doubles. They trailed 7-4 and were down two match points before pulling out a 9-8 win, claiming the tiebreaker, 7-2.
The Lions also won at third doubles as the tandem of Lee and Jonathan Yu (Hamilton Square, NJ/Steinert) collected an 8-0 triumph.
The Lions are right back on the court on Sunday as they take on 13th-ranked Kalamazoo College in a 1 p.m. start as TCNJ’s Tennis Complex.
The College of New Jersey 5, Swarthmore College 4
Singles competition
1. Steven Fernandez (TCNJMEN) def. Stephen Youngblood (SWARTH) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. Zak Kelm (SWARTH) def. Stewart Fernandez (TCNJMEN) 6-3, 6-2
3. Mark Wee (SWARTH) def. Dean Thompson (TCNJMEN) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
4. Max Bressman (SWARTH) def. Jonathan Yu (TCNJMEN) 6-3, 6-3
5. Keith Goldstein (TCNJMEN) def. Malikm Mubeen (SWARTH) 7-5, 6-3
6. Daniel Lee (TCNJMEN) def. Seth Udelson (SWARTH) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Zak Kelm/Stephen Youngblood (SWARTH) def. Steven Fernandez/Stewart Fernandez (TCNJMEN) 8-2
2. TJ Riley/Dean Thompson (TCNJMEN) def. Mark Wee/Max Bressman (SWARTH) 9-8 (7-2)
3. Daniel Lee/Jonathan Yu (TCNJMEN) def. Malikm Mubeen/Seth Udelson (SWARTH) 8-0