Box Score Philadelphia, Pa. - (4/30/2021) – Securing singles points in the fourth (6-0, retired), fifth (6-3, 6-3), first (6-4, 7-5), and sixth (7-5, 6-3) flights, #2 Chestnut Hill College advanced over #3 Thomas Jefferson University (Jefferson) with a 4-1 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Tennis Semifinal victory. The Griffins will travel to #1 Concordia College (NY) on Sunday, May 2, for an 11:00 a.m. opening serve of the 2021 CACC Men's Tennis Championship.
 
Jefferson (6-7) won the doubles point with closing wins in the third (6-3) and second (7-6 (6)) flights, 1-0. Juniors, Tom Pitchley (London, England) and Kiki Dagneaux (Saint-Gervasy, France) were the only Griffins to prevail in the team round, as they opened the semifinal with a 6-4 win in the top doubles match.
 
Chestnut Hill College (7-4) rebounded from the doubles defeat with four consecutive singles scores. Freshman João Sousa (Pontevedra, Spain) was the first Griffin to claim an individual victory, evening the match at 1-1 with his 6-0, retirement win in the fourth flight. His classmate, Domagoj Dugandzic (Stuttgart, Germany) secured a Scarlet and Gold lead with a 6-3, 6-3, win at number five singles, 2-1. Soon afterwards, Pitchley won number one singles 6-4, 7-5, before freshman Mark Gladkyy (Franklinville, N.J.) put the finishing touch on a 4-1 Chestnut Hill College triumph with his 7-5, 6-3, win at number six singles. Number two (7-6 (7-6), 4-6, DNF) and number three (4-6, 6-1, DNF) singles did not finish.