Men's Tennis Earns First NEC Tournament Win Over Wagner and Advances to Quarterfinal Round

Wagner College

Stonehill

Doubles

Jacob Borch-Nielsen / Jacob Krefting (STOM)
def. Filippo Tonnicchi / Jordan Hunte (WAG)

7-5

Mark Kroll / Donovan Rodrigues (STOM)
def. Rodrigo Perez / Sebastian Dobson (WAG)

6-3

Mateo Mallen / Louis Coppi (STOM)
def. Aryan Gupta / Lucas Darling (WAG)

FINAL - UNFINISHED

Singles

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

6-1, 6-3

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

6-2, 6-4

Aryan Gupta (WAG)
def. Jacob Krefting (STOM)

FINAL - RETIREMENT

Jordan Hunte (WAG)
def. Armaan Mullick (STOM)

6-3, 6-0

Louis Coppi (STOM)
def. Sebastian Dobson (WAG)

5-7, 7-5, 6-2

Mark Kroll (STOM)
def. Lucas Darling (WAG)

6-3, 6-3

full stats


Kroll finished as a double-winner against Wagner. (Photo Credit Ryan Adams).

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. (April 12, 2024) – Eighth-seeded Stonehill College made its first-ever appearance in the Northeast Conference Championship tournament against ninth-seeded Wagner College and secured a narrow 4-3 triumph over the Seahawks at the Mercer County Tennis Center Friday morning.

How It Happened

The Skyhawks match against the Seahawks marked their first-ever participation in the NEC Championship Tournament during Stonehill's NCAA Division I era.
The Skyhawks' victory was spearheaded by the impressive performances of freshman Jacob Borch-Nielsen and sophomore Mark Kröll, who emerged as double winners.
Borch-Nielsen and team-leading doubles partner, junior Jacob Wilhelm Krefting, combined to take down freshman Filippo Tonnicchi and junior Jordan Hunte, 7-5, at No. 1 doubles.
Kröll and sophomore classmate Donovan Rodrigues secured the doubles point for Stonehill with a 6-3 win at the No. 2 doubles position over senior Rodrigo Perez and sophomore Sebastian Dobson.
Borch-Nielsen secured his double win on the day by defeating Tonnicchi at No. 1 singles 6-1, 6-3.
The Seahawks responded, winning the next three singles matches to take a 3-2 overall match lead against the Skyhawks.
Perez and Hunte earned singles triumphs over sophomore Mateo Mallen and freshman Armaan Mullick, while senior Aryan Gupta earned a point for Wagner by retirement at No. 3 singles.
Following the Seahawks' three-straight singles victories, Kröll would cap off his double win against senior Lucas Darling, 6-3, 6-3, at the No. 6 slot.

Borch-Nielsen took home wins at both No. 1 singles and doubles. (Photo Credit Michael McLaughlin).
Senior Louis Coppi staged a remarkable comeback against Dobson. He dropped the first set 7-5 and fell behind early in the second, 3-2. However, he battled back, winning the flight at No. 5 singles, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2.
Coppi's comeback effort against Dobson also clinched the Skyhawks' first-ever NEC Tournament win over Wagner by a score of 4-3.

Borch-Nielsen took home wins at both No. 1 singles and doubles. (Photo Credit Michael McLaughlin).

Up Next

Stonehill (6-13, 1-5 NEC) advances to Friday's quarterfinal round, matching up against top-seeded Binghamton University.

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