Box Score

JAMAICA, N.Y. (April 14, 2018) - The Rutgers University-Newark men's tennis team won its second consecutive match and first road contest 9-0 at York College. The Scarlet Raiders improve to 3-6 while the Cardinals fall to 0-6.

Senior Brandon Davis led the way as he failed to drop a single game in both of his matches. At the top doubles position, Davis and rookie Veer Kachhiapatel blanked their opponents 8-0 while Davis went on to win his first singles contest 6-0, 6-0. Kachhiapatel also took care of business at No. 2 singles, fighting back to win 6-7, 6-2, 10-4.

Junior Richard Nguyen and senior Kevin Martin partnered up for the second doubles match and earned an 8-2 victory. Nguyen and Martin each produced straight set wins in singles as Nguyen won at No. 4 6-0, 6-1 and Martin defeated his fifth singles foe 6-4, 6-4.

At the third doubles spot, sophomores Alan Yu and Vihang Patel wrapped up the doubles sweep by matching Nguyen and Martin with an 8-2 win. Patel replicated Davis' effort, blanking his opponent at No. 6 singles 6-0, 6-0. Yu also cruised at the third singles position, conceding just three games en route to a 6-2, 6-1 victory.

Coach's Corner

"We really took care of business today. We had a few tough matches and Veer (Kachhiapatel) really had to dig deep to turn his match around." said Head Coach Andres Bustani, "I'm really pleased with how everyone played and hope to keep seeing this level of play from the guys for the rest of the season."