PAXTON, Mass. - Junior Jason Boucher (Bedford, N.H./Bedford) broke the Saint Michael's College men's tennis team's 41-year-old record for season wins upon clinching the Purple Knights' 7-0 triumph over Assumption University on Saturday during Northeast-10 Conference play in the Paxton Tennis and Fitness Club. Boucher also matched the school record for season singles victories during the contest.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (6-9, 2-4 NE10), Assumption (2-6, 0-5 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Boucher, 2 wins
- Senior Constantin Krogh (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS), 2 wins
- Junior Seb Tonini (Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Academy), 2 wins
- Junior Josh Weiss (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon), 2 wins
- Sophomore Jackson Moser (Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point), 2 wins
- Senior Michael Rosen (Andover, Mass./Andover/Saint Anselm), 1 win
- First-year Stefan Barré (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Glenlawn Collegiate), 1 win
MATCH FACTS
- The Purple Knights downed Assumption for the first time since Oct. 2, 2011, on the Greyhounds' home court. It was just the Purple and Gold's fourth victory in the series since 1998, and its first shutout win against Assumption since April 9, 1997.
- Saint Michael's won its second consecutive match after losing by 4-3 counts to regionally-ranked foes in its prior two outings.
- With his 21st and 22nd victories of the season on Saturday, Boucher tied then broke Greg Keller's '82 school mark of 21, set during the 1980-81 school year. Boucher's singles win was his record-tying 12th, matching Mike Thomas '81 (1980-81) and Ivan Llona '22 (2018-19). Boucher remained perfect in league singles play at 6-0. The doubles triumph made him the 14th Purple Knight with 10 in a season.
- Tonini and Weiss moved to 5-0 as a doubles tandem.
THE ACTION
- Saint Michael's altered its lineup for the match, playing without the services of first-year Sergio Barroso (Madrid, Spain/Colegio Montpellier), the Purple Knights' regular No. 3 singles player and Boucher's normal partner at No. 2 doubles. Rosen, the regular at No. 5 singles, was only available for doubles.
- Moser and Rosen claimed a 6-3 victory at No. 1 doubles before Boucher and Krogh clinched the point with a 6-1 win in the third spot. Tonini and Weiss completed the sweep by moving up to No. 2 and landing a 6-4 win.
- Weiss began singles with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 2 before Barré took a 6-2, 6-3 decision in the fourth spot for his first career win playing higher than No. 6. Boucher clinched the match behind a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at No. 3, rising higher than No. 4 for the first time in seven outings.
- Moser finished off a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win at No. 1, completing a startling comeback after trailing 5-4 and 40-0 in the third set. Tonini secured a 6-1, 6-3 win in the fifth spot, and Krogh capped the sweep by a 6-1, 6-0 count at No. 6 in his first NE10 singles appearance since Feb. 19, 2020.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH
- Wednesday vs. Bentley University, 3 p.m.
- The Falcons were ninth in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region poll.
