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Hernandez, Chubb Men's Tennis
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Mike Hogan, Athletics Communications Coordinator

Men's Tennis Caps Historic Regular Season With 6-1 Win Over Nazareth

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher men's tennis team extended its winning streak to a program-record nine dual matches with a 6-1 victory over East Avenue rival Nazareth to conclude the regular season on Wednesday evening at the Anette Shapiro Tennis Courts. 

The Cardinals improved to 10-3 overall and 8-0 in Empire 8 Conference play with the victory, their second over the Golden Flyers this season. This marks the first time in program history that St. John Fisher has gone unbeaten in E8 regular-season competition.

The Cardinals swept the Golden Flyers in doubles action, with senior Will Chubb and junior Tyler Hernandez improving their record in first doubles to 8-3 with a 6-3 win over Max Funiciello and Pierre Ntonga. Freshman Finn Whitaker and senior Sean Brown beat Noah Britton and David Tuller 6-1 in second doubles, while freshmen Sebastian Dix and Matthew Lincoln took down Matthew Herb and Nathan Bigelow 6-0. 

Hernandez (first singles), Chubb (second singles), Lincoln (third singles) and Brown (fifth singles) won their singles matches in straight sets. Dix outlasted Bigelow in three sets in fourth singles.

The Cardinals honored their two seniors – Brown and Chubb – before the contest. 

Doubles Matches

Doubles 1: Will Chubb and Tyler Hernandez (SJF) def. Max Funiciello and Pierre Ntonga (NAZ) 6-3

Doubles 2: Finn Whitaker and Sean Brown (SJF) def. Noah Britton and David Tuller (NAZ) 6-3

Doubles 3: Sebastian Dix and Matthew Lincoln (SJF) def. Matthew Herb and Nathan Bigelow (NAZ) 6-0

Singles Matches

Singles 1: Hernandez (SJF) def. Funiciello (NAZ) 6-1, 6-4

Singles 2: Chubb (SJF) def. Ntonga (NAZ) 6-2, 6-4

Singles 3: Lincoln (SJF) def. Britton (NAZ) 6-4, 6-1

Singles 4:  Dix (SJF) def. Bigelow (NAZ) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10-2)

Singles 5: Brown (SJF) def. Tuller (NAZ) 6-0, 6-0

Singles 6: Herb (NAZ) def. Charlie Roberts (SJF) 6-1, 7-5

Match Notes

  • Dix recorded his eighth consecutive singles victory and improved to a team-best 10-3 overall. 

  • Hernandez moved to 9-4 overall (7-1 E8) in first singles. 

  • Lincoln and Dix won their fifth consecutive match as doubles partners. 

Up Next

The Cardinals have the No. 1 seed in the Empire 8 West Division for the upcoming conference championship tournament.


 
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