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Men's Tennis Downs NVU-Lyndon, Llona Sets School's Singles Record

COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's tennis team blanked Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, 7-0, on Tuesday in the Tarrant Recreation Center, as first-year Ivan Llona (Shelburne, Vt./Champlain Valley Union) picked up his school-record 12th singles victory this season.

RECORDS

  • Saint Michael's (6-12), NVU-Lyndon (0-7)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

  • Senior Max Allen (Dennis, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth Regional), 2 wins
  • Senior Dan Foley (Wellesley, Mass./Wellesley), 2 wins
  • Junior Matt Mosher (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde), 2 wins
  • Sophomore Cam Maher (Exeter, N.H./Exeter), 2 wins
  • First-year Constantin Krogh (Oslo, Norway/Perbråten VGS), 2 wins
  • Sophomore Colby Antonacci (Bolton Valley, Vt./Mount Mansfield Union/Saint Anselm), 1 win
  • First-year Ivan Llona (Shelburne, Vt./Champlain Valley Union), 1 win

MATCH FACTS

  • This was the fifth of five matches in seven days for the Purple Knights.
  • Llona improved to 12-5 in singles, setting a program record for singles victories in a season. Luke Hudak '03 (2001-02) and Mike Thomas '81 (1980-81) held the mark entering this school year.
  • Mosher moved to 10-7 in doubles, tying for fourth in program history in season doubles wins. He has the most by a Purple Knight since 2007-08.
  • Krogh moved to 7-3 in singles play.
  • Maher has partnered with a different teammate in each of his three doubles matches this season.
  • The Purple Knights have 25 doubles wins this year, their most since 2007-08 (28), and 49 singles victories, their highest figure since 2007-08 (50).
  • Saint Michael's downed the Hornets for the second time this season, having also done so March 19. The Purple Knights defeated the same team twice in a season for the first time since besting Bentley University twice in 2007-08.
  • The Purple and Gold's six wins match the 2011-12 squad for the program's most since registering nine in 2007-08.

THE ACTION

  • The Purple Knights yielded only two games during a trio of doubles victories.
  • Allen and Antonacci sided for the first time in their careers and blanked their foes in the third spot.
  • Foley and Maher followed with an 8-1 win at No. 2, their first victory in two career matches together during Maher's first outing since Oct. 13. The triumph clinched the Purple Knights the doubles point.
  • Krogh and Mosher earned an 8-1 victory at No. 1, improving to 3-1 as a tandem this season.
  • Llona did not drop a game en route to his record-breaking victory in the fifth singles spot, and Foley followed suit at No. 1 to make it 3-0.
  • Mosher secured the team triumph thanks to a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 3, and Krogh blanked his opponent in the fourth spot.
  • Allen worked through a 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) victory in the second position against NVU-Lyndon's wins leader the last two seasons.
  • Maher finished off a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 6 to cap the contest.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH

  • Saturday vs. Stonehill College, 12 p.m.
  • The Purple Knights host their Senior Day match that day as well as a Hope Happens Here Mental Health Awareness event.
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Players Mentioned

Max Allen

Max Allen

Senior
Colby Antonacci

Colby Antonacci

Sophomore
Dan Foley

Dan Foley

Senior
Constantin Krogh

Constantin Krogh

Freshman
Ivan Llona

Ivan Llona

Freshman
Cam Maher

Cam Maher

Sophomore
Matt Mosher

Matt Mosher

Junior

Players Mentioned

Max Allen

Max Allen

Senior
Colby Antonacci

Colby Antonacci

Sophomore
Dan Foley

Dan Foley

Senior
Constantin Krogh

Constantin Krogh

Freshman
Ivan Llona

Ivan Llona

Freshman
Cam Maher

Cam Maher

Sophomore
Matt Mosher

Matt Mosher

Junior