Men's Tennis Takes Home First NEC Victory Over Wagner College, 6-1

Stonehill

Wagner College

Doubles

Jacob Borch-Nielsen / Jacob Krefting (STOM)
def. Filippo Tonnicchi / Rodrigo Perez (WAG)

6-3

Sebastian Dobson / Naseem Rahman (WAG)
def. Mateo Mallen / Alexis Chastang (STOM)

6-3

Mark Kroll / Donovan Rodrigues (STOM)
def. Lucas Darling / Aryan Gupta (WAG)

6-2

Singles

Jacob Borch-Nielsen (STOM)
def. Filippo Tonnicchi (WAG)

FINAL - RETIREMENT

Rodrigo Perez (WAG)
def. Mateo Mallen (STOM)

6-4, 2-6, 6-4

Jacob Krefting (STOM)
def. Jordan Hunte (WAG)

6-2, 6-2

Armaan Mullick (STOM)
def. Aryan Gupta (WAG)

6-2, 6-4

Alexis Chastang (STOM)
def. Sebastian Dobson (WAG)

7-6, 3-6, 10-5

Mark Kroll (STOM)
def. Naseem Rahman (WAG)

8-4

full stats


Rodrigues combined with Kroll for a 6-2 victory at No. 3 doubles. (Photo Credit Ryan Adams).

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (February 24, 2024) – The Stonehill College men's tennis team fell earned its first Northeast Conference (NEC) victory in program history after defeating Wagner College, 6-1, Saturday morning.

Highlights

Stonehill's match victory over the Seahawks marked its first-ever NCAA Division I conference win.
Freshman Jacob Borch-Nielsen and junior Jacob Wilhelm Krefting combined for their second doubles win.
The pairing took down freshman Filippo Tonnicchi and senior Rodrigo Perez, 6-3 at the No. 1 doubles slot, before sophomore classmates Mark Kröll and Donovan Rodrigues earned the doubles point for the Skyhawks at No. 3.
Kröll and Rodrigues defeated the senior duo Lucas Darling and Aryan Gupta, 6-2.
After earning the doubles point, Borch-Nielsen, Krefting, and Kröll would secure their double wins on the matinee matchup at No. 1, No. 3, and No. 6 singles, respectively.
Borch-Nielsen earned a win at No. 1 singles over Tonnicchi, 6-2, 3-0, while Krefting swept a two-set victory against junior Jordan Hunte.
With the victory in hand for the Skyhawks, Kröll capped off his double-win with an 8-4 pro-set win against freshman Naseem Rahman.
Freshman classmates Alexis Chastang and Armaan Mullick each earned their second and sixth singles wins, respectively.

Up Next

Stonehill (4-4, 1-2 NEC) returns to action on Sunday, March 3rd, traveling to Orlando, Florida for a neutral site matchup against Cornerstone University.

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