#2 Rams Take 5-0 CACC Semifinal Victory over Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia, PA- The #2 ranked Philadelphia University men’s tennis team (19-5, 10-2 CACC) picked up a postseason win on Tuesday afternoon in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Semifinals vs. #3 Chestnut Hill College (7-9, 7-5 CACC) at the Abraham J. Salaman’58 Courts. The Rams are currently ranked fifth in the NCAA Division II East region.
The Rams now advance to the CACC Team Championship on Thursday (4/22) at 3:00 p.m., held at CHC.
PhilaU was led by their doubles tandems, which gave the team an early 3-0 lead and the confidence they needed going into singles action. The #3 doubles team of juniors Tom McAvoy (Phoenixville, PA/ Phoenixville) and Seppi Hutter (Bellevue, WA/ Bellevue) put the first Ram point on the board, going 8-4 over CHC’s Adrian Avena/ David Negron.
Ram sophomore #5 singles Eric Guerrero (Lawrence, MA/ Central Catholic) finished the day for PhilaU, getting a 6-0, 6-2 win over CHC’s John Reading to stop play for the 5-0 semifinal victory.
Still ahead for the Rams will be the CACC Individual Tournament, which takes place on Friday (4/23) - Saturday (4/24) at CHC. Play begins at 9 a.m. both days. NCAA East region #1 Concordia will not be competing in the Individual Tournament.
