Men's Tennis Visits RIT Wednesday

4/20/2021 3:00:00 PM

MATCH #7
DAEMEN WILDCATS (1-5, 0-4 ECC) vs. RIT TIGERS (4-4, 0-3 LL)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
MENDON RACQUET CLUB (PITTSFORD, N.Y.) - 12:30 P.M.
NO VISITING TEAM SPECTATORS PERMITTED DUE TO COVID-19 - SEE RIT SPECTATOR POLICY

Here's three things to know about upcoming matches for the Daemen men's tennis team...

1. Daemen looks to get back in the win column Wednesday when they head to the Mendon Racquet Club for a non-conference match vs. RIT. After opening the season with an 8-1 win over Houghton, the Wildcats have dropped five straight matches, including three against perennial NCAA tournament team Queens (N.Y.). Daemen is coming off a 7-0 to the Knights at the QC Tennis Center this past Sunday.

2. Sophomore Ben Davis and freshman Sam Greco continue to shine as Daemen's No. 1 doubles pair. The duo is 4-2 in doubles play this season with three of their victories coming against the highly-touted Knights of Queens. And, it hasn't been a case where they just seem to have the number of a specific doubles pair from Queens. They've defeated three different duos, including Moritz Borges and Mariano Bibiloni on April 10 (6-4), Tim Ostheimer and Eduardo Marino on April 11 (6-2) and Bibiloni and Kareem Rashad on April 18 (6-4). The success of Davis and Greco has placed them in the conversation among the East Region's best tandems.

3. RIT is a member of NCAA Division III and the Liberty League. The Tigers are led by first-year head coach Raphaela Jann who was appointed to the position last December after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Division II Tusculum. RIT returns eight players from their 2019-20 team that went 3-5 overall before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancelation of their final seven matches. They've gotten off to a 4-4 start this season, but will be looking to snap a two-match slide following recent setbacks against Union (6-3) and Hobart (9-0). The Tigers' last win came April 7 against Oneonta (6-3). Daemen will be meeting RIT for the first time since Sept. 27, 2017 when the Wildcats scored an 8-1 victory to even the all-time series at 1-1. The Wildcats have won 16 of their last 17 matches against Division III opponents.

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