OCEANSIDE, N.Y. - Three Saint Michael's College men's tennis players picked up wins on Saturday during a 6-1 loss to regionally-ranked Adelphi University at Point Set Racquet Club during Northeast-10 Conference play. The Panthers were ranked ninth in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region poll.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (0-7, 0-7 NE10), Adelphi (4-3, 4-3 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Jason Boucher (Bedford, N.H./Bedford), 1 win
• Sophomore Connor Scott (Bellevue, Wash./Newport), 1 win
• Sophomore Josh Weiss (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon), 1 win

MATCH FACTS

• Each of the Purple Knights' matches this spring are slated to be against regionally-ranked squads.
• Adelphi was ranked ninth in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region poll.
• When the teams last met on March 27, Saint Michael's won three games in doubles and 20 games during singles. On Saturday, the Purple and Gold captured nine and 49 games, respectively.
• Nine of Boucher's 15 sets this season have been decided by two games or fewer. He has taken opponents to four set tiebreakers, while Weiss forced his third tiebreaker of the spring on Saturday.

THE ACTION

• Boucher and Weiss won in doubles for the second straight match, taking a 6-3 decision in the top spot. However, Adelphi captured the doubles point by virtue of Scott and sophomore Tyler Whitney (Bedford, N.H./Bedford) losing a 6-3 decision at No. 2 after sophomores Jack Gunning (Bedford, N.H./Bedford) and Luke Ramsay (Bedford, N.H./Bedford) fell in the third spot.
• Scott won his second straight singles match, and third in five tries, thanks to rallying for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 triumph at No. 3.
• Weiss and Boucher both rallied to force third sets during losses. Weiss dropped a 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4 contest at No. 1, while Boucher played to a 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 decision in the second spot.
• Whitney won a season-high five games for the second straight match, losing a 6-1, 6-4 contest at No. 4.
• Gunning claimed his first game of the season at No. 6, and Ramsay won a game in the fifth spot for the second straight match.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH

• Tuesday vs. regionally-ranked Franklin Pierce University, 3 p.m.
• The Ravens were seventh in the latest ITA East Region rankings.