ROCHESTER, NY – On Tuesday, the Nazareth men's tennis team completed the season sweep of East Avenue rival St. John Fisher, winning by a 6-3 score.
The Golden Flyers remain tied for the top of the West Division of the Empire 8 at 5-1 with one match to play against Houghton (4-2) on Friday. Nazareth currently holds the tiebreaker over (Oswego) in total points head-to-head at 11 to Oswego's 7. With a win over Houghton on Friday, Nazareth would be the number one seed out of the west division. In 2025, the West Division No. 1 seed will host the semifinals and championship. The second and third seeded East teams will play on Saturday, April 26, while the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds from the West will play on Tuesday, April 29.
Full details of the championship are here.
Nazareth two of three doubles matches. The closest contest was
Griffin Bond and
Max Funiciello winning 8-7 (7-0).
David Tuller, along with
Pierre Ntonga took third doubles 8-1.
Nazareth third-sixth singles took care of business. Ntonga (third singles) and
Enoch Li (fifth singles) each went to three sets. Ntonga won 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 and Li 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Noah Britton handled fourth singles 6-1, 6-2 and Chris Bendict won sixth singles 6-2, 6-1.
The Golden Flyers host Houghton on Friday at 4 p.m. on the Annette Shapiro Courts. Nazareth defeated Houghton 6-3 in the first meeting of the season.
