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Matt Anastasi scored his fourth straight singles win on Monday

Men's Tennis

Knights Win Fourth Straight With Sweep Of St. Joseph’s-L.I.

Knights move to 4-1 against conference opponents

Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Men's Tennis team picked up its fourth straight win on Monday night with an impressive 9-0 league win over St. Joseph's-L.I. Three of the four Mount Saint Mary wins in conference play thus far have come by 9-0 scores.
 
Junior Matt Anastasi (Salisbury Hills, N.Y.), who was named a conference Co-Player of the Week earlier on Monday, picked up his fourth straight singles win on Monday and moved to 6-3 on the season in singles play with a 6-1, 6-2 at the top spot in the Mount Saint Mary lineup.
 
Playing at second singles for the first time in 2016, senior Dan Witke (Brooklyn, N.Y.) picked up a 6-0, 6-2 win for the Knights and was followed by a win at the third position from freshman Chris McGorty (Bellmore, N.Y.). McGoty was tabbed the Skyline Rookie of the Week on Monday before going on to post a 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 victory at his first match at third singles. The win pushes his singles record to 8-2 in 2016.
 
Senior Joe Borden (Newburgh, N.Y.) cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win at fourth singles and was followed by a 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 win from Shane Terry (Southampton, N.Y.) at the fifth position. Chris Jaros (Marlboro, N.Y.) finished off the singles sweep with a 6-2, 6-1 win at sixth singles.
 
In doubles play, Anastasi and Nate Dimmie (Middletown, N.Y.) scored their third win as partners with an 8-1 win at the top spot, with Witke and McGorty teaming up for an 8-2 win at the second position. Joel Rodriguez (Hackensack, N.J.) and Shane Terry (Southampton, N.Y.) posted an identical 8-2 win at third doubles for the Knights.
 
Monday's pushes Mount Saint Mary to 7-3 overall on the season and to 4-1 against conference opponents. Next up for the Knights is a road non-conference match at Western Connecticut. Match time in Danbury, Conn. is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Joe Borden

Joe Borden

5' 10"
Senior
Chris Jaros

Chris Jaros

5' 11"
Sophomore
Dan Witke

Dan Witke

5' 10"
Senior
Nate Dimmie

Nate Dimmie

Senior
Matt Anastasi

Matt Anastasi

Junior
Chris McGorty

Chris McGorty

Freshman
Shane Terry

Shane Terry

Freshman
Joel  Rodriguez

Joel Rodriguez

Senior

Players Mentioned

Joe Borden

Joe Borden

5' 10"
Senior
Chris Jaros

Chris Jaros

5' 11"
Sophomore
Dan Witke

Dan Witke

5' 10"
Senior
Nate Dimmie

Nate Dimmie

Senior
Matt Anastasi

Matt Anastasi

Junior
Chris McGorty

Chris McGorty

Freshman
Shane Terry

Shane Terry

Freshman
Joel  Rodriguez

Joel Rodriguez

Senior