WORCESTER, Mass. – The Assumption University men's tennis team is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007, as the Greyhounds will take on Queens College in the First Round on Sunday afternoon in Flushing, N.Y.
No. 4 Assumption University Greyhounds
THE SEASON TO THIS POINT
Record: 12-9 (8-2 NE10), 6-1 at home, 3-5 on the road, 3-3 at neutral sites.
- This is the first time since 2007 that Assumption has made the NCAA Tournament
- Luigi Bassani and Luca Figueiredo were named to the All-NE10 First Team No. 2 Doubles team, while Michele Elia, Igor Kubalka, Bassani, Herman Aguirre, and Alec Pijnaker were all named to the All-NE10 Second Team.
- Assumption fell in the Northeast 10 Conference Championship to Adelphi University 4-0.
- Luigi Bassani and Jakob Bordt were named to the Northeast 10 All-Tournament Team.
POSTSEASON HISTORY
- This is Assumption's ninth trip to the National Dance
- Assumption is 5-8 all-time in the NCAA Tournament
No. 1 Queens College Knights
THE SEASON TO THIS POINT
Record: 21-2 (5-1 ECC), 14-0 at home, 7-2 on the road, 0-0 at neutral.
- Queens won their fourth-straight ECC Title after defeating St. Thomas Aquinas College 4-1.
- The Knights are led by ECC Player of the Year Lucas Foix Soto and ECC Co-Coach of the Year Somadi Druker. Alexis Martin-Gibiard and junior Tim Andersson also earned All-ECC recognition.
POSTSEASON HISTORY
- This is Queens' 24th NCAA Appearance
- The Knights are 16-17 in the NCAA Tournament since the 2003-04 campaign
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