COLCHESTER, Vt. - Five players earned wins as the Saint Michael's College men's tennis team bested regionally-ranked Adelphi University, 5-2, on Saturday during Northeast-10 Conference play on the SMC Tennis Courts. The Panthers were fourth in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (2-2, 1-2 NE10), Adelphi (2-1, 2-1 NE10)

LEADERS

• Graduate student Tristian Du Plessis (Rustenburg, South Africa/Hoërskool Waterkloof/Wallace State CC), 1 win
• Senior Sergio Barroso (Madrid, Spain/Colegio Montpellier), 1 win
• Senior Jackson Moser (Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point), 1 win
• First-year Brayden Effler (San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights), 1 win
• First-year Benji Hegedus-Kyster (Budapest, Hungary/British International School Budapest), 1 win

MATCH FACTS

• Barroso and Du Plessis picked up their 18th career win together, matching Torr Terranova '08/John Lescure '09 as the second-winningest tandems in program history.
• The Purple Knights earned their first win in 18 tries against Adelphi.

THE ACTION

• Adelphi carried only five players, leading to defaults at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles.
• Barroso and Du Plessis nabbed a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles to clinch the doubles point and give Saint Michael's a 2-0 lead in the match.
• Moser picked up a 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 victory in the third singles slot to make it 3-0.
• Junior Julius van den Broek (Bergschenhoek, The Netherlands/Wolfert Lyceum) lost a 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 decision at No. 2 before Du Plessis was downed by a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 count in the top spot, bringing the Panthers within 3-2.
• Adelphi nearly completed a tying rally, as Effler trailed 5-2 in the third set at No. 4, but the rookie climbed back to clinch the team victory by virtue of a 7-5, 1-6, 7-5 triumph.
• Hegedus-Kyster finished the contest with a 6-0, 4-6, 10-6 win at No. 5.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH

• Friday against Bentley University at Brandeis University, 10 a.m.