NYIT Men Capture Third Consecutive ECC Championship

April 27, 2015 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
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The NYIT men’s tennis team defeated Queens College 6-0 in the East Coast Conference (ECC) title match, capturing its third consecutive ECC Championship.

The Bears were led by ECC Player of the Year Julio Pulido, as the senior from Spain knocked off Queens’ Sharvill Nawghre 6-3, 6-0 in the first singles match. NYIT also got huge contributions from its doubles tandems, who won all three doubles matchups.

Pulido teamed up with Argentinean senior Tomas Lieb to pick up an 8-4 victory over the team of Nawghre & Gabriel Mendez at first doubles. The tightest match of the contest came at third doubles, as NYIT’s New Zealander David Jiang & Spain’s Nico Jubera edged Queens College’s Christopher Baron & Lucas Martinez 9-8(2).

The Bears improve to 13-7 on the season, and advance to the NCAA tournament where they will be one of two regional hosts.

The men join the women’s tennis team at NYIT as ECC champions. The Lady Bears won the conference back in October to garner the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The women’s team finished the regular season at 19-4 overall and are ranked 10th in the country.

"I am very proud of the men, who worked very hard this season," said NYIT Men's Head Coach Jason Pasion. "It's an amazing feeling to win a championship, and we're all looking forward to the NCAA tournament."


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