New Haven, CT – (4/18/2012) – The Chestnut Hill College men's tennis team will return to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship Tournament for the fourth straight season after their best regular season finish; a second place standing with a 5-1 league record. The Griffins hold the #2 seed and will compete against #3 Philadelphia University in a 1:00 p.m. semifinal match on Saturday, April 21, at Concordia College (NY). The hosting #1 Clippers will open the championship tournament with a 10:00 a.m. semifinal match against #4 the University of the Sciences (USciences).
Chestnut Hill College (11-9, 5-1) opened the year with three straight fall victories before resuming play in March with a spring trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina. The Griffins went winless on the trip, but returned to campus ready to challenge a tough spring schedule. They earned their first CACC win with a 9-0 sweep of Post University on March 16, before taking their only league loss at the hands of the Clippers on March 21, 9-0. Key wins came on April 3 and April 11, with the Griffins scoring comeback, 5-4, home victories over USciences and Philadelphia University, respectively.