Philadelphia, Pa. – (3/20/2019) – Chestnut Hill College captured their first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) victory today, Tuesday, March 20, with a 6-1 defeat of the University of the Sciences (USciences). The Griffins won the doubles point with a straight sweep and junior Erik Jorsal (Mudgeeraba, Australia) added the match-clincher with his 6-2, 6-0, victory at number four singles.
 
Chestnut Hill College (9-3, 1-0) took the team matches in numerical order as Jorsal and freshman Tom Pitchley (London, England) settled number one doubles, 6-2, before Scarlet and Gold victories followed in the second (6-2) and third flight (7-5) as juniors Antoine Gautier (Bordeaux, France) and Adam Gavin (Gothenburg, Sweden) scored the point at number two, before sophomore Jesus Darias (Bolivar, Venezuela) and freshman Kai Adler (Leer, Germany) closed the round with a 7-5 win, 1-0.
 
Gavin's 6-0, 6-1, win at number six singles led off the scoring in the individual competition, 2-0. Clinching wins came next from Gautier and Jorsal, who respectively won the third (6-0, 6-1) and fourth (6-2, 6-0) solo flights, 4-0. USciences (2-4, 0-1) broke the shutout with a 6-4, 6-2, win at number one singles, 4-1. Afterwards, Adler and Gavin respectively took down number five (6-3, 6-4) and number two (7-5, 6-2) singles, 6-1.
 
Chestnut Hill College returns to the Campus Courts on Saturday, March 23, when they host Le Moyne College in a 12:00 p.m. match.