#2N Men’s Tennis Takes on #1N JWU in GNAC Semifinals
The North second-seeded Suffolk men’s tennis team is set for its GNAC semifinals showdown with the North’s top seed Johnson & Wales. First serve at Center Court.
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BOSTON – The North second-seeded Suffolk men's tennis team is set for its GNAC semifinals showdown with the North's top seed Johnson & Wales. First serve at Center Court.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Suffolk men's tennis locked up its second straight win Thursday night and did so in sweeping action as the Rams blanked Lesley, 9-0, in its home regular season finale at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols.
MORE READING: Men's Tennis Sweeps Lesley, 9-0
RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk takes a two-match win streak into Saturday's semifinals that put the Rams at 2-7 on the season and 1-1 against conference competition.
Omar Azzaoui enters the action seeing action in the top tier of the lineup and a 3-3 singles record. Francesco Saia played as the Rams' ace in both of the blue-and-gold's victories this season with the senior holding a 2-6 overall record. Kevin Greenman, who has played at the lower half of the ladder, has marked the most tallies in the singles win column for Suffolk with a 4-4 record.
In doubles, Greenman and Rami Esrawi are the most dymanic duo for the Rams with a 5-1 ledger on courts two and three, respectively.
WILDCAT WAYS
Since meeting Suffolk to open April, Johnson & Wales has gone 5-1 including a current five-match win streak to head into the conference tournament 9-2 and unbeaten by league opponents.
Andre Barbero has been constant as the Wildcats' No. 1 in the singles and teamed up with Nicholas Auffret for the team's top tandem. Barbero is 8-1 in singles play and owns a 7-3 record with Auffret in doubles play.
WE MEET AGAIN
In the regular season meeting between Suffolk and JWU, the Rams were swept by the Wildcats, 9-0.
MORE READING: Men's Tennis Drops GNAC Opener to JWU, 9-0
COMING UP
The winner advances to the conference championship and will take on the victor of Rutgers-Newark and Ramapo Sunday, April 30.