COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's tennis team opened the second semester with a 7-0 victory over Saint Lawrence University on Thursday in the Tarrant Recreation Center, its third straight win.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-2), Saint Lawrence (0-1)

LEADERS

• Graduate student Tristian Du Plessis (Rustenburg, South Africa/Hoërskool Waterkloof/Wallace State CC), 2 wins
• Senior Sergio Barroso (Madrid, Spain/Colegio Montpellier), 2 wins
• Junior Julius van den Broek (Bergschenhoek, The Netherlands/Wolfert Lyceum), 2 wins
• Senior Jackson Moser (Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point), 1 win
• Junior Simon Lundholm (Le Luc, France/CNED), 1 win
• Sophomore Garrett Brooker (Charleston, S.C./Oceanside Collegiate Academy), 1 win
• First-year Brayen Effler (San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights), 1 win
• First-year Benji Hegedus-Kyster (Budapest, Hungary/British International School Budapest), 1 win
• First-year Jamie Macpherson (Durham, United Kingdom/Framwellgate School Durham), 1 win

MATCH FACTS

• With 60 career wins between singles and doubles, Barroso tied Sean Steigerwald '09 for third in program history. Barroso also moved into ties for fourth in both singles (29) and doubles (31) victories.
• Between his career at Saint Michael's and Wallace State Community College, Du Plessis now has 98 career victories.
• The Purple Knights won their third consecutive meeting from the Saints, matching the total from their first 21 meetings in a series that dates back to 1930.

THE ACTION

• Saint Michael's swept doubles to capture the opening point before picking up six straight-set singles wins.
• After Brooker and Moser started play with a 6-0 win at No. 2 during their first contest together since going 9-5 last school year, Hegedus-Kyster and van den Broek claimed a clinching 6-4 victory in the third spot.
• Barroso and Du Plessis remained undefeated this season at 4-0 with a 7-5 win at No. 1.
• Du Plessis (6-1, 6-1), van den Broek (6-0, 6-1) and Barroso (6-0, 6-0) quickly clinched their team the win with straight-set singles wins at No. 1, 3 and 2, respectively. Van den Broek improved to a team-best 6-2.
• Effler won 6-1, 6-1 in the fourth spot, Macpherson improved to 3-0 this school year by claiming a 6-0, 6-4 win in his debut at No. 5, and Lundholm won a 6-3, 6-3 decision in the sixth spot.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH

• Feb. 23 at Skidmore College, 12 p.m.