Old Westbury, N.Y. -- A sweep of doubles play helped the No. 3-seeded Chestnut Hill College men's tennis team to an eventual 5-2 NCAA Division II East Regional victory over the No. 6 Adelphi University men's tennis team on Monday afternoon.
The Griffins swept doubles play to establish a lead in the match, but the Panthers (11-9) went down fighting at the top two flights.
Sebastian Zapata and
Roey Heymann were edged out in the maximum number of games in a regulation pro set, falling 8-6 at No. 2, while
Matteo Cannavera and
Uladzislau Litvinchuk pushed No. 1 doubles to 7-7 before falling, 9-7.
After Henry Boyle defeated
Daniel Khodosh by winning a close first set and running away with the second at No. 6 singles to put the Griffins one point away from the match win, the Panthers responded by claiming the next two singles points as Cannavera and
Sander Brenner won at No. 1 and No. 3, respectively. However, the Panthers would get no closer as Pierre Kohler edged Litvinchuk by one break of the serve in each set at No. 2, 6-4, 7-5 to send the Griffins into the next round.
The Panthers end their season at 11-9 overall, appearing in their second straight Northeast-10 Championship match and third straight NCAA Tournament.
Doubles
1. Pierre Kohler/Jonathan Ducretot (CHCM) def.
Matteo Cannavera/Uladzislau Litvinchuk (ADE) 9-7
3. Henry Boyle/Kevin Taylor (CHCM) def.
Sander Brenner/
Daniel Khodosh (ADE) 8-3
Singles
2. Pierre Kohler (CHCM) def. Uladzislau Litvinchuk (ADE) 6-4, 7-5
5.
Roey Heymann (ADE) vs. Lucas Abe (CHCM) 5-7, 4-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
Chestnut Hill 15-7; Regional ranking #3
Adelphi 11-9; Regional ranking #7
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,1,3,2*,4,5)
CHC will advance to the East Region II Finals vs. No. 2 NYIT
About Adelphi Athletics:
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past six seasons has collected 18 regular season conference titles, 22 tournament championships, 29 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 President's Cup twice (2013 and 2014), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.
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