RUTLAND, Vt. – April 28, 2018 – The top seeded Colby-Sawyer men's tennis team earned a 5-0 victory over second seed Thomas to claim their seventh-straight North Atlantic Conference (NAC) East Division title. The Chargers defeated fourth seed Castleton, 6-0, earlier in the day in the semifinals.  

The Chargers (8-10) will now play Penn State Berks (10-6) in the NAC/NEAC Crossover Championship with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line. The Nittany Lions won their second-straight NAC West Division title with a 5-1 victory over Penn State Abington on Saturday. The Crossover match will take place on Sunday, May 6 at the Tri-City Tennis Club in Latham, N.Y.

Colby-Sawyer freshman Nick Mathieu (Topsham, Maine) was named Tournament MVP, while sophomore Cam Lynch (Haverhill, Mass.) and sophomore Matt Burke (Milford, Conn.) also landed on the All-Tournament Team.

Finals – Colby-Sawyer 5, Thomas 0

The Chargers swept doubles action, but were tested with three close matches. Senior Gustav Jigrup (Gothenburg, Vastra Frolunda, Sweden) and Nick Mathieu combined for an 8-4 victory over Ryan Chasse and Zachary Disch at the top doubles flight. The No. 2 tandem of Cam Lynch and Matt Burke and the No. 3 duo of senior Andrew Peloquin (Greenville, R.I.) and junior Alex Wright (St. Austell, Cornwall, England) each won their match by an 8-6 score.

Mathieu earned the Chargers' fourth point with a straight-set victory over Ross Munn at No. 2 (6-1, 6-0). Burke clinched the match and the title for Colby-Sawyer with a straight-set victory at No. 4 (6-4, 6-1) over Jared Waterhouse.

Semifinals – Colby-Sawyer 6, Castleton 0

Colby-Sawyer secured a spot in the NAC East Division Championship this afternoon with a 6-0 victory in the semifinal round over the fourth-seeded Castleton Spartans. The Chargers improved to 7-10, while Castleton dropped to 7-6.

The Chargers took a 3-0 lead after sweeping doubles action and won three singles matches in straight-sets to earn a spot in the final for the seventh-straight season.

Colby-Sawyer picked up its first point at No. 2 doubles when Alex Wright and Andrew Peloquin defeated Trevor Hanna and Brody Wagner, 8-1. Senior Ross Kenney (Hampton Falls, N.H.) and sophomore Mike White (Woburn, Mass.) defeated Jared Wheeler and Oskar Eriksson, 8-2, at No. 3 doubles. Gustav Jigrup and Nick Mathieu completed the Charger doubles sweep at the top doubles position with an 8-5 victory over Quentin Barthe and Ryan Mulder.

Mathieu did not lose a game in winning his No. 2 singles match. The team match was concluded when Jigrup at No. 1 and Wright at No. 3 dropped just one game in each set as they were victorious simultaneously in straight sets (6-1, 6-1).

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