Men's Tennis Completes Play at TCNJ Invitational

Violets Go 8-6 in Singles

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Results

The New York University men's tennis team completed competition at the College of New Jersey Invitational on Saturday, September 12, in Ewing, NJ.

Playing in their first tournament of the season, the Violets posted an 8-6 record in singles play. NYU went 3-5 in doubles on Friday.

Junior Umberto Setter had a strong showing in his NYU singles debut. The Bedano, Switzerland, native finished 2-0, including a straight-set victory over Pierce Cooper, TCNJ's top player.

"Umberto played great against Cooper," said NYU Head Coach Horace Choy. "He showed a lot of fight in that win."

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:

- Junior Matt DeMichiel and freshman Yanik Parsch also went 2-0 on the day.

- NYU's final two wins were earned by junior Sammy Aronson and senior David Zumwalt.

- Freshman Benedict Teoh played a close match against Cooper, falling 6-4, 7-6.

"Even though Benedict lost, he played a very competitive match," added Choy.

The Violets will be back in action at the ITA Northeast Regoinal Championships in Poughkeepsie, NY, on Friday-Sunday, September 25-27.

Players Mentioned

Sammy Aronson: 6' 0"; Junior; Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

Matt DeMichiel: 6' 0"; Junior; Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

David Zumwalt: 5' 9"; Senior; Journalism/English (College of Arts and Science)

Yanik Parsch: 6' 2"; Freshman; Undeclared (College of Arts and Science)

Benedict Teoh: 5' 10"; Freshman; Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

Umberto Setter: 5' 8"; Junior; Economics (College of Arts and Science)

Players Mentioned

Sammy Aronson
: 6' 0"; Junior; Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

Matt DeMichiel
: 6' 0"; Junior; Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

David Zumwalt
: 5' 9"; Senior; Journalism/English (College of Arts and Science)

Yanik Parsch
: 6' 2"; Freshman; Undeclared (College of Arts and Science)

Benedict Teoh
: 5' 10"; Freshman; Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

Umberto Setter
: 5' 8"; Junior; Economics (College of Arts and Science)