COLCHESTER, Vt. - Saint Michael's College men's tennis senior Jason Boucher (Bedford, N.H./Bedford) set a school record for career wins and sophomore Sergio Barroso (Madrid, Spain/Colegio Montpellier) tied the season singles wins mark in a 7-0 victory over Norwich University on Thursday at the SMC Tennis Courts during Senior Day. Saint Michael's was 10th in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region rankings.

Following the match, Boucher and fellow seniors Connor Scott (Bellevue, Wash./Newport), Seb Tonini (Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) and Josh Weiss (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon) were recognized.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (8-10), Norwich (2-6)

LEADERS

• Boucher, 2 wins
• Scott, 2 wins
• Tonini, 2 wins
• Weiss, 2 wins
• Barroso, 1 win
• First-year Simon Lundholm (Le Luc, France/CNED), 2 wins
• Junior Tristian Du Plessis (Rustenburg, South Africa/Hoërskool Waterkloof/Wallace State CC), 1 win

MATCH FACTS

• The Purple Knights won for the sixth time in seven outings while extending their winning streak to four.
• Saint Michael's has won seven straight in the series, moving to 23-2-1 in a match-up that began in 1928.
• The Purple and Gold has its most wins since going 9-8 during the 2007-08 school year.
• Boucher notched his 66th and 67th wins to pass John Lescure '09 (65) atop the program's all-time wins list. Boucher is second in doubles victories (35), two short of Lescure's mark, and tied Mike Thomas '81 for second in singles wins (32), within two of Ben Wynn's '94 standard.
• With 23 victories this season, Boucher owns the top two figures in program history after claiming 24 victories last season. Boucher also tied the season doubles wins mark with his 12th, matching a record Lescure and Torr Terranova '08 set as partners in 2007-08.
• Weiss moved into a tie for sixth place in program history with 54 total career victories, matching Rob Woodman '93. He is now tied for ninth in singles wins with Brian Heney '96 (27). Weiss' 21 total wins this school year match Greg Keller '82 (1980-81) for third in program history, behind only Boucher.
• Barroso won his 13th singles match this school year, tying the school record Boucher set just last season. Weiss currently has 12 this season while Boucher adds 11. No prior Purple Knight squad had ever carried three student-athletes who won at least 11 singles matches in a single season.

THE ACTION

• Du Plessis and Lundholm started doubles play with a 6-0 win at No. 3, improving to 4-1 this season, before Tonini and Weiss followed with a victory by the same score in the top spot. Boucher and Scott took a 6-1 decision in the second position.
• Each singles match ended with a 6-0, 6-0 final score, with Boucher, Tonini and Barroso clinching the match victory thanks to starting play with wins at No. 2, 4 and 3, respectively.
• Weiss, Scott and Lundholm capped the day with wins in the first, sixth and fifth spots, respectively. Lundholm is now 6-1 during his rookie campaign.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH

• Saturday at Le Moyne College, 12 p.m.
• The Dolphins were ranked first in the latest ITA East Region Poll, won the last two NE10 Championships and qualified for the past two NCAA Tournaments.