HOOKSET, N.H. – The 2022 NCAA Men's Tennis East Regional Bracket #2 got underway Monday afternoon on the campus of host and #2 seed Southern New Hampshire University Penmen as the Queens College men's tennis team seeded #3 went up against #6 seed Chestnut Hill Griffins at Penmen Stadium Tennis Courts.
With the Griffins fielding only five players, the Knights began the match up 1-0 and needed only one doubles match and two singles results to advance to Tuesday's match.
Using the advantage, Queens wasted no time as they swept the Griffins to the score of 4-0 to win their first round match since the 2018 season.
With the win, the Knights improve to 17-8 overall, while the Griffins conclude the season with a record of 11-6.
Doubles Competition
Up 1-0 and needing one doubles result, the Knights' #2 junior doubles pair of
Kareem Rashad (Alexandria, Egypt) / junior
Lucas Demuth (Buenos Aires, Argentina) defeated the pair of Noah Cutting / Mark Gladkyy to the score of 6-3 to take a 2-0 lead into singles competition.
The #1 doubles match between sophomore
Omar El Shehawey (Cairo, Egypt) / senior
Moritz Borges (Hunxe, Germany) vs. Tom Pitchley / Joseph Gregory Kvint went unfinished with the Knights pair up 4-2.
#3 doubles pair of junior
Mariano Bibiloni (La Plata, Argentina ) / sophomore
Tim Ostheimer (Frankfurt, Germany)
Singles Competition
Borges would put the Knights one win away from advancing to the next round as he defeated Gladkyy in straight sets to the score of 6-2, 6-3 at #5 singles.
Queens complete the sweep as Rashad picked up a two-set victory over Pitchley at #1 singles to the score of 6-2, 6-4.
Singles matches at courts 2, 3, and 4 went unfinished.
With the victory over Chestnut Hill, head coach
Somadi Druker and the Knights will now meet host #2 seed SNHU Tuesday afternoon with the winner advancing to the Sweet 16. Queens will be looking for their trip to the Sweet 16 since the 2018 season.
The Knights set up a rematch of the 2019 Second Round match against the Penmen which saw the Penmen take a 4-2 victory. Tuesday's matchup will a rematch of the 2022 season opener as SNHU defeated Queens to the score of 5-2. The first pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.
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