PHILADELPHIA -- Gwynedd Mercy advanced to the CSAC Men's Tennis Championship with a 5-0 win over Neumann on Friday in a semifinal matchup and will have the opportunity to defend their title.
The top-seeded Griffins take advantage of a forfeit at #3 doubles and #6 singles to go up 2-0, in the best-of-nine format, where the team that wins five matches is declared the winner. The doubles pairing of
Kylil Curry and
Brian Irwin notched an 8-0 win at #2 while
Peter Brzezinski and
Joshua Carson recorded an 8-1 win at #1 for a 4-0 lead.
Needing one win at the singles matches, Curry was able to wrap it up with his 6-0, 6-0 at #4.
This will be the third championship match appearance for the Griffins (10-3).
Tomorrow's championship will start at 2:30 p.m. against the winner of the Summit/Marywood match.
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| Singles |
| 1. Brzezinski, Peter (GMMT) vs. Hoopes, Trevor (NUMT) 6-2, unfinished |
| 2. Channick, Alexander (GMMT) vs. Davidson, Jake (NUMT) 6-1, 0-1, unfinished |
| 3. Carson, Joshua (GMMT) vs. Galante, Shane (NUMT) 6-0, 1-0, unfinished |
| 4. Curry, Kylil (GMMT) def. Wilbraham, Andrew (NUMT) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 5. Grisak, Blaine (GMMT) vs. Collins, Jordan (NUMT) 2-6, 0-1, unfinished |
| 6. Irwin, Brian (GMMT) def. No player (NUMT), by forfeit |
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| Doubles |
| 1. Brzezinski, Peter/Carson, Joshua (GMMT) def. Davidson, Jake/Hoopes, Trevor (NUMT) 8-1 |
| 2. Curry, Kylil/Irwin, Brian (GMMT) def. Wilbraham, Andrew/Collins, Jordan (NUMT) 8-0 |
| 3. Channick, Alexander/Rodriguez, Brandon (GMMT) def. No player/No player (NUMT), by forfeit |
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