WORCESTER, Mass. – The Assumption University men's tennis team will be the fourth seed in the Northeast-10 Championship. The Greyhounds will travel to Manchester, N.H., to take on Adelphi University in the NE10 Semifinals on Thursday, May 2, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ouellette Stadium Tennis Courts on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University.
NE10 TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
The two teams split the regular season, with the home team picking up a 4-3 win. Adelphi took the matchup in the fall semester before Assumption snapped a five-match losing streak to the Panthers on April 25 in Worcester.
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No. 4 Assumption University Greyhounds
THE SEASON TO THIS POINT
Record: 9-13 (3-7 NE10), 7-3 at home, 1-6 on the road, 1-4 at neutral site
- Assumption is looking to add their conference record ninth NE10 Championship, their first since 2007, and the end of eight straight titles.
- Caden Samkutty was selected to the All-NE10 First Team at No. 2 Singles, the Greyhounds' first First-Team selection since Marco Leung was named to the first team in 2015 at No. 2 Singles.
- Luigi Bassani joined Samkutty on the all-conference list with a No. 2 Doubles selection on the All-NE10 second team. The duo went 4-0 on the year at the second position.
- Luigi Bassani and Alec Pijnacker made their way on the All-Rookie Team.
PLAYOFF HISTORY
- 2019: DNQ
- 2020: COVID
- 2021: DNQ
- 2022: DNQ
- 2023: DNQ
No. 1 Adelphi University Panthers
THE SEASON TO THIS POINT
Record: 11-7 (8-2 NE10), 6-1 at home, 5-6 on the road
- Adelphi is looking for their first NE10 Championship, as they have reached the final round in 2015 and 2016.
- Marko Jovanovic was named the NE10 Player of the Year after going 18-3 in singles action.
- The Panthers had four All-NE10 selections, with Hugo Munoz Reinoso (No. 4 Singles/No. 2 Doubles), Thomas Horsley (No. 1 Doubles), and Reece Farrow (No. 2 Doubles) joining Jovanovic (No. 1 Singles/No. 1 Doubles). At the same time, Horsley earned Second Team honors at No. 5 Singles.
PLAYOFF HISTORY
- 2019: DNQ
- 2020: COVID
- 2021: Defeated Bentley in the NE10 First Round before falling to Le Moyne 4-0 in the NE10 Semifinals.
- 2022: Defeated Bentley in the NE10 First Round before falling to SNHU 4-1 in the NE10 Semifinals.
- 2023: Lost to SNHU 4-1 in the NE10 Semifinals
ALL-TIME SERIES
- Adelphi leads the all-time series 12-2, dating back to 2010.
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