No. 4 Endicott Downs No. 5 Gordon In The CNE First Round, 4-2

BEVERLY, Mass. — The fourth-seeded Endicott men's tennis team took down fifth-seeded Gordon Fighting Scots, 4-2, on Thursday evening in the first round of the Conference of New England (CNE) Tournament at the South Campus Courts. 

In doubles action, the Gulls soared to an early lead via two convincing victories. 

No. 3 Patrick Johnson (Beverly, Mass.) / Ethan Hopman (Summit, N.J.) produced a 6-2 win, while No. 2 George Danes (Old Lyme, Conn.) / Eric Scalici (Essex Falls, N.J.) clinched the opening point with a 6-3 victory.

Meanwhile, Hopman (No. 2, 6-3, 6-2), Scalici (No. 5, 6-2, 7-5), and Conrad Kadel (Heidelberg, Germany) (No. 1, 7-5, 3-6) provided the crucial wins to advance to the CNE Semifinals. 

BEYOND THE BOX 

• Today's match was played to a decision due to CNE Tournament rules.
• The Gulls have made the CNE Semifinals in four consecutive seasons. 
• Kadel was named CNE Player of the Week this afternoon, while he generated his eighth straight singles win.
• The pairing of Hopman / Johnson extended their winning streak as a duo to five consecutive. 
• Kadel and Scalici have 12 and 11 singles triumphs this season, respectively. 
• The Blue and Green are 4-3 at The Nest.

TOP QUOTE

"We had so much energy and were pumped up. The fans were amazing, and it was a great atmosphere in my first-ever home tournament match win," said Endicott men's tennis head coach Dejan Stankovic.

WHAT'S NEXT

No. 4 Endicott (9-8) visits No. 1 Nichols in the semifinal round of the CNE Tournament on Wednesday, April 30, at 3:00 PM. No. 5 Gordon closes its 2024-25 campaign at 9-9 overall. 

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