Dudley, Mass. (4/4/24) – For the 14
th time in program history, the Nichols College Men's Tennis Team are the Commonwealth Coast Conference Champions. The Bison defeated the visiting number three seed Endicott College Gulls 5-0 in the championship game.
Doubles play started out great for the Bison, as all three pairings jumped out to an early 1-0 lead. That momentum carried on for the home side as the number three duo of
Trevor Schwarzmann &
Enzo Matos Balleux secured the first critical point for the Bison with a 8-4 win. Next up was the number one pair of Leon Zeis & Kerem Subasi who earned their first win this post-season with a 8-5 win. At two, the Bison's
Caio Dieckmann &
Richard Hartmann Zuzio finished the doubles sweep with a 8-4 win to put the number one seeded Bison up 3-0 after doubles play.
Singles continued the Bison success. With just two critical points to go to claim the championship, the first Bison to get the job done was
Richard Hartmann Zuzio at number three, he won (6-2. 6-0). The match was secured with a beautiful play by number four
Enzo Matos Balleux as he won (6-4, 6-1). That was good for the 5
th point as the Bison completed their perfect CCC season as conference champions.
Nichols has secured the Commonwealth Coast Conference's automatic bid into the 2024 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis championship. The Bison will learn their fate in the selection show, which is scheduled to air on Monday May 6
th at 12:30pm EST on ncaa.com.