Philadelphia, Pa. – (4/22/2019) – With a 6-2 league standing, Chestnut Hill College earned the #2 seed in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Tennis Championship Tournament and therefore, will host #3 Post University in a 2:00 p.m. semifinal match on Tuesday, April 23. The winner will visit #1 Concordia College (NY) for the CACC Men's Tennis Championship Match, which is scheduled for a 12:00 p.m. start on Saturday, April 27. The CACC Men's Tennis Semifinal will be broadcast live on the CACC Network, courtesy of Chestnut Hill College Athletics.
 
In their first meeting on Saturday, April 6, Chestnut Hill College emerged victorious at Post University as a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6, number one singles triumph by freshman Tom Pitchley (London, England) dramatically brought the contest to a 4-3 close. Pitchley and junior Erik Jorsal (Mudgeeraba, Australia) secured the Griffins' first point of the match with their 7-6 (7-2) victory at number one doubles; the point proved extremely valuable as the Eagles and Griffins split the remaining singles points.
 
Chestnut Hill College completed their CACC regular season sweep of Post University with a 5-2 win, at nearby Magarity Tennis Club, on Sunday, April 14. A 7-5 number one doubles win from Pitchley and Jorsal earned the Griffins the team point, before singles wins from sophomore Jesus Darias (Bolivar, Venezuela) (W, 6-3, 6-2, @ #2), junior Adam Gavin (Gothenburg, Sweden) (W, 7-6, 6-2, @ #6), and Pitchley (W, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, @ #1) clinched the league victory.