Lawrenceville, N.J. - The Queens College men's tennis team made it a perfect 3-0 for the fall season with a 7-0 blanking of Rider University from Lawrenceville, New Jersey on Sunday.  All three victories in the fall came over Division I opponents.

The doubles play was conducted under Division I rules, which meant that whichever side won the doubles matches, would get a single point.  The Knight splt the first two doubles matches as the combination of Christopher Baron and Alex Morris won 8-5, and the pairing of Amir Shapouri and Kevin Burgess made it close in their 9-7 setback.  The determing match for the point came down to Andre Pellegrino and Adam Pizow, who won in a tiebreak, 9-8 (5).

Already ahead 1-0, the Knights swept the singles play to take the match 7-0.  Shapouri won his match, 6-1, 6-2.  Pellegrino was triumphant 6-0, 6-2.  Baron won his match, 6-1, 6-0.  Younes Hidass won in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4.  Morris was victorious, 6-1, 6-1 and Burgess took care of his match 7-6 (6), 6-0.

The team concluded its fall season with a perfect 3-0 mark. The open spring play in February against another Division I opponent, the Fordham Rams.