WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The Saint Francis men's tennis team (4-14, 1-3 NEC) fell to No. 4 Mount St. Mary's (4-5, 1-2 NEC) in the first round of the NEC Championships by a 4-0 margin on Friday.
 

No. 5 Saint Francis 0, No. 4 Mount St. Mary's 4
Records: Saint Francis (4-14, 1-3 NEC), Mount St. Mary's (4-5, 1-2 NEC)
Location: Mercer County Tennis Center (West Windsor, N.J.)
 
SINGLES
Mount St. Mary's captured points at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 singles to win the match, leaving the other singles matches unfinished. Matt Blose fell at No. 6 singles to MSM's Huynh in straight sets – 6-4 in each set. At No. 2 singles, Andrew Teixeira lost to Stevens by 6-1 and 6-3 margins. Christian Banti dropped his No. 3 singles match to Sharma – 6-3, 6-2.

At No. 4 singles, Daniel Vinces won the first set against Zuccardi by a 6-4 margin. The second set was tied at five when the match concluded. At No. 5 singles, Jordi Garcia beat Karnibad in the first set by a 7-5 margin. The second set was unfinished. Sebastian Pinos was set to compete at No. 1 singles.

DOUBLES
The Mount captured the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Banti and Teixeira fell by a narrow 6-4 margin against MSM's Wood and Sharma at No. 1 doubles. Garcia and Samuel Ghigiarelli lost by a 6-2 margin to Stevens and Karnibad at No. 3 doubles. Pinos and Vinces were leading Cronin and Hine by a 5-2 mark when the doubles point was decided.

UP NEXT
The Saint Francis men finish the season with a 4-14 record, having earned wins against Thomas More, Carnegie Mellon, Mount St. Mary's and West Liberty.
 
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