STAC Men's Tennis Closes Fall Campaign With 6-1 Victory Over Chestnut Hill

Posted: Oct 16, 2024

Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Tennis team closed out its 2024 fall campaign with a 6-1 victory over Chestnut Hill College on Wednesday afternoon at the Riley Family Tennis Courts.

STAC improves to 2-0 on the year, while Chestnut Hill falls to 2-4.

St. Thomas Aquinas began the afternoon by taking two out of three doubles matches, as Seth Newman & Erik Victor Tauson took a 6-2 victory over Pablo Cervera & Ewan Brown at No. 1 to set the tempo. Following a Chestnut Hill win at No. 3 (Siddharth Malik & Alessio Lefevre def. Ivan Laiz & Kylan Feruglio, 6-1), The team of Nagamitsu Kuroda & Nathan Yacar would clinch the all important point for the maroon and gold with a 7-5 triumph over Menno Raeymaekers & Arnaud Vangenechten at the No. 2 position.

Already up 1-0, the Spartans would settle the match with three straight victories, as No. 4 Henry Ronnberg bested Ewan Brown, 6-3, 6-1, No. 1 Don Vinz Lominoque defeated Filippo Relecom, 6-2, 6-2 and No. 2 Ondrej Sramek downed Menno Raeymaekers, 6-4, 6-2 to earn the team win. No. 3 Lorenzo Meschini beat Alessio Lefevre, 3-6, 6-1, 6-0, before Chestnut Hill's No. 6 Marcello Bozzone broke the maroon and gold singles win streak with a 6-0, 6-2 triumph against Miguel Angel Real Jimenez. However, No. 5 Alberto Espinosa Navarro's 6-4, 7-6 (2) win versus Enzo Puppi to closed out the day's events for STAC.

STAC 6/CHESTNUT HILL 1 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES

1. Seth Newman & Erik Victor Tauson (STAC) def. Pablo Cervera & Ewan Brown (CHC), 6-2

2. Nagamitsu Kuroda & Nathan Yacar (STAC) def. Menno Raeymaekers & Arnaud Vangenechten (CHC), 7-5

3. Siddharth Malik & Alessio Lefevre (CHC) def. Ivan Laiz & Kylan Feruglio (STAC), 6-1

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2*

SINGLES

1. Don Vinz Lominoque (STAC) def. Filippo Relecom (CHC) 6-2, 6-2

2. Ondrej Sramek (STAC) def. Menno Raeymaekers (CHC) 6-4, 6-2

3. Lorenzo Meschini (STAC) def. Alessio Lefevre (CHC) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0

4. Henry Ronnberg (STAC) def. Ewan Brown (CHC) 6-3, 6-1

5. Alberto Espinosa Navarro (STAC) def. Enzo Puppi (CHC) 6-4, 7-6 (2)

6. Marcello Bozzone (CHC) def. Miguel Angel Real Jimenez (STAC) 6-0, 6-2

Order of Finish: 4, 1, 2*, 3, 6, 5

Chestnut Hill Record: 2-4, 0-0 CACC

STAC Record: 2-0, 0-0 ECC

THE ROCKHILL REPORT

"Chestnut Hill gave us exactly what we needed today," stated Head Coach Dan Rockhill. "They came here and made us play at every position. I liked their competitiveness and they are clearly one of the better teams in the region."

"We were able to get all twelve players in the match today as all of them have been working hard in practice and have earned playing time."

"I was happy for Mitsu (Kuroda) and Nathan (Yacar) who, when down 5-2, battled and pulled out their doubles match," remarked Rockhill. "Once they began to play more aggressively and serve with greater power and precision, they ran off five games in a row for the win."

"We were a little impatient in spots today in singles play but for the most part, I thought we competed well. I was pleased with Lorenzo (Meschini) as he made the necessary adjustment after losing his first set. He has the potential to make our team strong when he makes himself difficult to beat by making fewer mistakes."

"We have a lot of work to do physically and mentally in the off-season," said Rockhill. "Finding the doubles pairs will likely be a key to our success. In addition, I expect a lot of healthy competition for starting positions."

UP NEXT

STAC puts its rackets away for the winter months, but will return to action to open their Spring 2025 season on Saturday, February 1 (6:45 p.m.), as they host Division I opponent Fairleigh Dickinson University at the Match Point Tennis Club in Orangeburg, New York.