No. 2 STAC Advances to Sixth Straight ECC Men's Tennis Championship Final with 4-0 Shutout Victory Over No. 3 UDC

Flushing, NY – The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Tennis team advanced to its sixth straight East Coast Conference Championship Final with a 4-0 shutout victory over the University of the District of Columbia in the first round on Friday afternoon at the Queens College Tennis Bubble. STAC takes on the top seed and hosts, Queens College, in the ECC Men's Tennis Championship Final on Saturday (April 26) at 4:00 p.m. The Spartans are seeking their second conference title in the last four seasons. Once the sides moved to singles action, there was no turning back for St. Thomas Aquinas, as the maroon and gold claimed the first three matches from the Firebirds to secure the win and advance to Saturday's championship. Henry Ronnberg started the victory spree in the No. 6 slot, taking a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Sebastiano Palma. Erik Victor Tauson followed the trend, taking a 7-5, 6-1 triumph over Elouan Queguiner in the No. 3 slot to give the Spartans a commanding 3-0 lead and put UDC on the ropes, facing elimination. Ondrej Sramek delivered the final knockout blow in the No. 5 position, taking a three-set decision (7-5, 1-6, 6-1) against Ghali Ouajahat Filali to end the postseason contest. DOUBLES 1. Louis Mangeon & Louka Queguiner (UDC) def. Seth Newman & Henry Ronnberg (STAC), 6-4 2. Don Vinz Lominoque & Nagamitsu Kuroda (STAC) def. Oskar Karos & Filippo Vatteroni (UDC), 6-3 3. Ondrej Sramek & Erik Victor Tauson (STAC) vs. Sebastiano Palma & Elouan Queguiner (UDC), 7-5  Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3*   SINGLES 1. Seth Newman (STAC) vs. Louis Mangeon (UDC) 7-5, 5-3 (UNFINISHED) 2. Lorenzo Meschini (STAC) vs. Louka Queguiner (UDC) 7-5, 4-4 (UNFINISHED) 3. Erik Victor Tauson (STAC) def. Elouan Queguiner (UDC) 7-5, 6-1 4. Don Vinz Lominoque (STAC) vs. Oskar Karos (UDC) 6-3, 6-5 (UNFINISHED) 5. Ondrej Sramek (STAC) def. Ghali Ouajahat Filali (UDC) 7-5, 1-6, 6-1 6. Henry Ronnberg (STAC) def. Sebastiano Palma (UDC) 6-1, 6-0 Order of Finish: 6, 3, 5*   UDC Record: 8-8, 3-3 ECC - #5 NCAA D2 East STAC Record: 16-5, 4-2 ECC - #2 NCAA D2 East   ROCKHILL REPORT:   "I thought UDC was terrific today," said Head Coach Dan Rockhill. "They fought and made us very uncomfortable to start the match. Our players know that they cannot afford a slow start tomorrow against Queens."
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