Men's Tennis 12/1/2017 2:27:00 PM By Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for External Operations & Communications

Men's Tennis Spring Schedule Released

AMHERST, N.Y. - The Daemen College men's tennis team will resume its 2017-18 season with a non-conference road match at Hillsdale College on February 9 head coach Stephen Beatty announced today along with 18 additional matches in the team's spring schedule. Beatty's squad, which won three out of four matches during the short fall season, will play 14 road/neutral site matches and the spring docket includes the team's five-match East Coast Conference slate.

"I am excited about the upcoming spring season for our men's team," said Beatty, now in the midst of his fifth season as the team's head coach. "We play a variety of teams including some new teams that we have not played before. With matches in February against the like of Niagara, LeMoyne, Mercyhurst and Edinboro, these will all be challenging matches for us. However, I do feel this is the most talented team we've ever had so I think we'll have the opportunity to surprise some people and these matches will set us up for the rest of the season. All-in-all we have a tough schedule but spread out nicely to put us hopefully in a great position to make a push for the ECC tournament come April."

Highlights of the team's spring schedule include:

* Home matches at Miller Tennis Center vs. Division I affiliate Niagara University (Feb. 20) and regional rival Le Moyne College (Feb. 24).

* Four matches in the state of Florida in mid-March, including three played at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Campus in Orlando; opponents on the trip are Wayne State University (Mar. 13), University of St. Francis (Mar. 14), Eckerd College (Mar. 14 - played at Eckerd [St. Petersburg, Fla]) and Earlham College (Mar. 16).

* East Coast Conference season opener at defending league champion Queens College on March 23.

* East Coast Conference home matches vs. Roberts Wesleyan College (Apr. 3), N.Y. Institute of Technology (Apr. 7) and the University of the District of Columbia (Apr. 13).

For a complete look at the Wildcats' 2017-18 schedule, click HERE.

Senior Mark Veitengruber (Rockford, Mich.), the program's all-time leader in combined singles and doubles wins (72), returns to lead the squad this spring after posting a team-best 7-2 mark in singles play during the fall season. Sophomore Fabian Wilde (Crimmitschau, Germany) and freshman Tim Georg (Aschaffenburg, Germany) will look to continue their strong play after posting identical 5-3 records in singles play this fall.

The Wildcats also boast junior Ricardo Ruiz Martinez (Valencia, Spain) who became the team's first-ever All-ECC honoree last season after earning second-team honors. After going 10-7 in singles play last year, Ruiz Martinez posted a 3-2 mark this fall, and teamed with classmate David Gonzalez Villegas (Pereira, Colombia) to go 4-1 in doubles action.

Freshman Jose Williamson III (Minneapolis, Minn.) also made an immediate impact this fall, earning a team-best six doubles wins while teaming with three different partners.

For breaking news and continuing coverage of the Daemen men's tennis team, follow @DaemenAthletics and @DaemenTennis on Twitter.

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Players Mentioned

David Gonzalez Villegas: 5' 6"; Junior

Ricardo Ruiz Martinez: 5' 8"; Junior

Mark Veitengruber: 6' 0"; Senior

Fabian Wilde: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Jose Williamson III: 6' 4"; Freshman

Tim Georg: 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

David Gonzalez Villegas
: 5' 6"; Junior

Ricardo Ruiz Martinez
: 5' 8"; Junior

Mark Veitengruber
: 6' 0"; Senior

Fabian Wilde
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Jose Williamson III
: 6' 4"; Freshman

Tim Georg
: 6' 0"; Freshman