The Roadrunner Men's Tennis finished the NJCAA Division III National Championship Tournament as national runnerup Sunday. Coach Brian Rowan's team collected 19.5 points to place second behind champion Oxford Emory, which had 33 points. Mercer County College was third, College of DuPage fourth and Suffolk County fifth.
Rockland Caselli registered a big singles win over College of DuPage in three sets to set the stage for a big day overall for the Roadrunners.
Colin Christoff fell 6-4, 6-2 to Oxford-Emory in the 5th Singles Chanpionship Match.
Doubles teams Jason Petrin/Trevor Lodge and James Keenan/Ben Konyak earned afternoon points to finish the scoring for the day.
Congratulations to all players and coaches on a competitive tournament and outstanding 2022 season!
Tournament Results Day 2
The Roadrunner Men's tennis team finished Day 2 in second place behind host Oxford-Emory in the NJCAA D III National Championships in Peach Tree City, GA. Singles wins today for Jason Petrin, James Keenan, Colin Christoff and Ben Konyak picked up the bulk of the team points to move ahead of the College of DuPage.
All members of the team will be in action on Championship Sunday with a final chance to earn team points.
Singles scheduled to begin at 9 am, followed by doubles.
Tournament Results Day 1
After Day 1, the Roadrunner Men's Tennis sits in third place in the NJCAA D III National Championships in Peach Tree City, GA.
Oxford Emory leads the team race with College of DuPage second. Runners' James Keenan won a key match at 4th singles over College of DuPage opponent to lead the way in the singles' matches. Rockland Caselli / Collin Christoff grab win at #2 doubles to close out the afternoon.
Matches will resume Saturday morning. Watch for updates.
Tournament Preview
Following an impressive 13-2 regular season and easily locking up a Region 19 championship, the Roadrunner Men's Tennis Team is hoping to make a big splash on the national stage this weekend. Coach Brian Rowan's Runners will compete in the NJCAA Division III National Championships at Oxford Emory College in PeachTree City, GA on May 13-15, 2022, and Rowan hopes his team continues its late-season surge coming off a successful Region 19 Tournament win at Mercer County Park.
The Roadrunners practiced well this week to prepare for the National tournament May 13-15 at Oxford Emory College in Georgia. Rowan praised his team for their improvement throughout the season, and commented "If we play with the same poise and confidence we showed in the Region 19 tournament, we'll do well in Georgia."
The Runners performed well in their first tournament competition in 2 years with the Region triumph. The following players captured singles honors in their flights to become Region 19 champions:
#3 Singles, Jason Petrin
#4 Singles, James Keenan
#5 Singles, Collin Christoff
#6 Singles, Benjamin Konyak
#1 Trevor Lodge and #2 Rockland Caselli were finalists in their brackets.
In Doubles action, #1 Lodge & Petrin were finalists while #2 Caselli & Christoff and #3 Keenan & Konyak were champions. The Runners began the tournament by winning 8 of 9 matches on Friday, setting the stage for the clincher on Saturday.
And now that the Runners will compete in the D-III National Championship Tournament, Caselli, a sophomore, said the squad is looking to be competitive.
"We traveled all around several states this spring after not even being able to compete much last season during the pandemic," said Caselli. "We are ready to compete hard as a team at Nationals."
NJCAA Division III
Men's Tennis National Championships
May 13-15, 2022
Oxford Emory College
Peach Tree City, GA
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