ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College men's tennis team opened the spring segment of its 2019-20 season with a 5-2 loss at regionally-ranked Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College on Saturday in the Midtown Athletic Club. The Purple Knights had their four-match winning streak come to an end against a Redhawk team ranked 10th in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region Poll.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (4-1), Roberts Wesleyan (1-2)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- First-year Jason Boucher (Bedford, N.H./Bedford), 1 win
- First-year Josh Weiss (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon), 1 win
MATCH FACTS
- Roberts Wesleyan is ranked 10th in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region Poll.
- Saint Michael's entered the match at 4-0 while looking for its first 5-0 start since 2007-08.
- The Purple Knights had their four-match winning streak snapped, coming within one victory of matching the 12-year-old school record for consecutive triumphs.
THE ACTION
- Roberts Wesleyan took all three doubles matches, in the process claiming the doubles point.
- Boucher and first-year Connor Scott (Bellevue, Wash./Newport) sided at No. 1 while losing a 6-3 decision to the 10th-ranked tandem in the region.
- Weiss and senior Matt Mosher (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde) took a 6-3 setback in the second spot.
- During singles play, the hosts grabbed a 2-0 lead before Boucher finished off a 7-6 (7-2), 6-0 win in the second spot to bring Saint Michael's within a point.
- Sophomore Michael Rosen (Andover, Mass./Andover/Saint Anselm) fell during a lengthy 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 contest in the fourth position to allow Roberts Wesleyan to forge ahead 3-1, but Weiss clinched a long match of his own, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, during a comeback at No. 1 to trim the deficit to 3-2 with two matches remaining.
- The hosts secured the win with a victory at No. 5 before Mosher lost a pair of close sets in the sixth spot, suffering a 6-4, 7-5 defeat to cap the contest.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH
- Friday against Emerson College, 1 p.m.
- The teams will meet at the Longfellow New Hampshire Tennis & Swim Club in Nashua, N.H.
