NASHUA, N.H. - Six players picked up victories as the regionally-ranked Saint Michael's College men's tennis team blanked Emerson College, 9-0, on Monday afternoon at the Longfellow Tennis & Swim Club. The Purple Knights were ninth in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-5), Emerson (1-4)

LEADERS

• Senior Tristian Du Plessis (Rustenburg, South Africa/Höerskool Waterkloof/Wallace State CC), 2 wins
• Junior Sergio Barroso (Madrid, Spain/Colegio Montpellier), 2 wins
• Junior Sam Papovsky (Lincoln, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury Regional), 2 wins (1st career)
• Senior Jackson Moser (Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point), 1 win
• Sophomore Julius van den Broek (Bergschenhoek, The Netherlands/Wolfert Lyceum), 1 win
• First-year Garrett Brooker (Charleston, S.C./Oceanside Collegiate Academy), 1 win

MATCH FACTS

• Barroso and Du Plessis improved to 12-5 as a doubles tandem this school year, matching Torr Terranova '08 and John Lescure's '09 16-year-old program record for victories by a doubles duo.
• Saint Michael's improved to 4-1 in the all-time series.

THE ACTION

• Emerson defaulted at No. 3 doubles before Barroso and Du Plessis picked up their record-tying win, 8-2, at No. 1. Papovsky and van den Broek finished off the sweep with an 8-3 victory in the second spot.
• The Saint Michael's lead swelled to 4-0 when the Lions defaulted at No. 6 singles, and Moser clinched the victory behind a 6-2, 6-1 win in the second position.
• Du Plessis (6-2, 6-2), Barroso (6-2, 6-2), Brooker (6-0, 6-2) and Papovsky (6-0, 6-1) added wins at No. 1, 3, 4 and 5, respectively.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH

• March 3 vs. No. 7 Williams College, 12:30 p.m.
• The Ephs' Division III national ranking is according to the ITA.