New Haven, Conn. - (4/21/2018) – With Wednesday's, April 18, 6-3 win over Jefferson, Chestnut Hill College earned the #2 seed in the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Tennis Championship Tournament, which will be hosted at Waterbury, Connecticut's Edgewood Bath & Tennis Club by #3 Post University this Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22. The Griffins and Eagles' 1:00 p.m. CACC Semifinal will be preceded by a 10:00 a.m. semifinal between #1 Concordia College (NY) and #4 Jefferson. All matches will be broadcast on the CACC Digital Network, fans wishing to view each broadcast can do so by clicking on the video links below. All broadcasts will be shown in high definition.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21: Semifinals
Match 1: #1 Concordia College (NY) vs. #Jefferson, 10:00 a.m. (
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Match 2: #2 Chestnut Hill College vs. #3 Post University, 1:00 p.m. (
WATCH)
SUNDAY, APRIL 22: Championship Final
Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner, 12:00 p.m. (
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Chestnut Hill College (10-7, 3-1) opened their 2018 CACC at Post University on Wednesday, April 7. The Griffins issued the first two points of the match with wins at number one and number two doubles, before securing the win on a 6-4, 6-3, number one singles win by senior
Felix Andre (Berlin, Germany). Additional Scarlet and Gold singles points followed at number two, number four, and number five singles, pushing Chestnut Hill College's margin of victory to seven points, 8-1.
Earlier this week, Andre, sophomore
Antoine Gautier (Eysines, France), senior
Lucas Bocaletto (Itatiba, Brazil), and freshman
Jesus Darias (Bolivar, Venezuela) were named to the 2018 All-CACC Team and Chestnut Hill College was recognized with the CACC Team Sportsmanship Award for first time in program history.