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Eight Purple Knights Claim Victories During Team Triumph Over Endicott

NASHUA, N.H. - Eight Saint Michael's College men's tennis players won for the second consecutive match during an 8-1 victory over Endicott College on Friday at the Longfellow New Hampshire Tennis & Swim Club.

RECORDS

  • Saint Michael's (6-1), Endicott (0-4)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

  • Sophomore Constantin Krogh (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS), 2 wins
  • First-year Connor Scott (Bellevue, Wash./Newport), 2 wins
  • First-year Seb Tonini (Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Academy), 2 wins
  • First-year Matt Costanza (Hopedale, Mass./Hopedale), 1 win (first career)

MATCH FACTS

  • Saint Michael's is 6-1 for the first time since at least the early 1990s.
  • The Purple Knights earned their fourth victory this season against a team they lost to in 2018-19, having suffered a 5-2 setback to the Gulls last year.
  • Eight different players picked up at least one win for the second consecutive match.
  • Saint Michael's is 5-1 away from home this year after taking five road victories the previous six seasons combined.
  • The Purple and Gold improved to 2-1 all-time against Endicott, winning for the first time since Sept. 17, 2011.

THE ACTION

  • The Purple Knights swept doubles, yielding a total of nine games. Tonini and senior Matt Mosher (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde) sided for an opening 8-1 victory at No. 3 before Scott and first-year Jason Boucher (Bedford, N.H./Bedford) capped a comeback from down 4-1 with the final seven games at No. 1 to claim an 8-4 win.
  • Krogh and sophomore Michael Rosen (Andover, Mass./Andover/Saint Anselm) finished off the doubles shutout with an 8-4 triumph in the second position.
  • Costanza registered the first singles or doubles victory of his career during a contest at No. 6 singles, taking a 6-0, 6-2 decision to put Saint Michael's up 4-0.
  • Scott clinched the team win by rallying from a 5-0 first-set deficit from the top spot, claiming 13 of the final 14 games for a 7-5, 6-1 victory.
  • First-year Josh Weiss (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon) led 6-4, 2-0 at No. 2 when his opponent retired, Krogh corralled a 6-1, 6-3 win from the fourth spot, and Tonini added a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 3.
  • Sophomore Ivan Llona (Shelburne, Vt./Champlain Valley Union) had the most competitive match of the day in the fifth position, nabbing the opening set before losing a 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 10-8 decision to end the contest.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH

  • Tuesday vs. regionally-ranked Franklin Pierce University, 3:30 p.m.
  • Saint Michael's begins its Northeast-10 Conference schedule.
  • The Ravens are eighth in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region poll.
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Players Mentioned

Jason Boucher

Jason Boucher

Freshman
Matt Costanza

Matt Costanza

Freshman
Constantin Krogh

Constantin Krogh

Sophomore
Ivan Llona

Ivan Llona

Sophomore
Matt Mosher

Matt Mosher

Senior
Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen

Sophomore
Connor Scott

Connor Scott

Freshman
Seb Tonini

Seb Tonini

Freshman
Josh Weiss

Josh Weiss

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jason Boucher

Jason Boucher

Freshman
Matt Costanza

Matt Costanza

Freshman
Constantin Krogh

Constantin Krogh

Sophomore
Ivan Llona

Ivan Llona

Sophomore
Matt Mosher

Matt Mosher

Senior
Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen

Sophomore
Connor Scott

Connor Scott

Freshman
Seb Tonini

Seb Tonini

Freshman
Josh Weiss

Josh Weiss

Freshman