Men's Tennis

TCNJ Falls In NCAA Men’s Tennis Second Round

**TCNJ Sports Information contributed to this recap

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, Mass.--The College of New Jersey fell 4-1 to Trinity University (Texas) in the second round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championship at Manchester Athletic Club on May 9.

The College of New Jersey earned a spot in the second round following a 4-1 win over St. John Fisher University (N.Y.)

Alberto Thomas/Nathan Chan handled regionally ranked Ethan Flores/Roshin Kamath, 6-2, at No. 2, which set up a decisive finish on the first court after the Tigers rolled at No. 3 doubles.
 
Harrison Maitland-Carter/Asa Wong rallied from a 4-3 deficit with a pair of breaks to clinch the doubles point with a signature 6-4 victory over Jared Perry/Kishan Kersten.
 
The Tigers pulled in front with straight-set wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles flights, at which time a crucial second-set tiebreaker was taking place at No. 1 between Thomas and the nationally ranked Kersten. Thomas took Kersten to the brink and owned a set point at 6-5, but the Trinity standout managed to stave it off and close out the match a 6-2, 7-6 (6) winner.
 
Ethan Flores finished it off from there with a hard-fought 7-5, 6-3 win over Brett Schuster at No. 6.
 
Maitland-Carter nearly pulled off a second massive win, leading the nationally ranked Perry, 4-1, in the third set.
 
Aidan Twamley, meanwhile, had just finished off a second-set win and was headed to a decisive third set against Kamath at No. 5 when the match ended.
 
The College of New Jersey finished the season with a 16-6 record. The Lions won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship and made their first appearance since 2019.
 
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