Box Score | Middlebury, Conn. - (4/7/2018) – Visiting Post University for this afternoon's competition, Chestnut Hill College opened their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) season for the first time as defending league champions. 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.
 
The senior duo of Lucas Bocaletto (Itatiba, Brazil) and Pedro Festugato Regalin (Caxias do Sul, Brazil) combined for the first Chestnut Hill College (7-5, 1-0) point, winning the number one doubles flight, 8-4. Freshman Jesus Darias (Bolivar, Venezuela) and sophomore Antoine Gautier (Eysines, France) followed with their 9-7 win at number two doubles, but the Griffins were not able to sweep the round as Post University (3-8, 1-1) claimed the point at number three doubles, 8-6.
 
Chestnut Hill College's necessary singles scores came at number three (6-1, 6-3), number six (6-1, 6-2), and number one (6-4, 6-3) with respective wins from Bocaletto, Regalin, and Andre. Darias won the number two singles flight next, 6-3, 6-4, and not long after that Gautier and sophomore Adam Gavin (Gothenburg, Sweden) respectively earned the final points of the match at number four (1-6, 6-2, 6-2) and number five (6-3, 7-5).
 
The Chestnut Hill College men's tennis team continues their CACC schedule on Monday, April 9, when they host the University of the Sciences (USciences) for a 3:00 p.m. match.