PHILADELPHIA – The Thomas Jefferson University men's tennis team (20-4) won its second consecutive CACC title with a 4-0 blanking of Chestnut Hill (14-9) on Friday.
 
The Rams receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament. The national bracket will be announced on Monday, April 24^th at 8 p.m. on NCAA.com.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Jefferson took the doubles point after victories at the second flight by Hannibal Borg and Elliot Jarosz (6-3) and the first spot by German Lopez Andujar and Hubert Theriault (6-3). Jules Thibault made quick work of his opponent at sixth singles, 6-1, 6-1, to put the Rams ahead 2-0.
 
After a 6-4 win in set one, Borg dominated his second set, coming out on top 6-1 and giving Jefferson a 3-0 lead. Enrique Soto Ballester then provided the championship-clinching point, earning a 6-3, 6-3 decision at the fourth position.
 
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. German Lopez Andujar/Hubert Theriault (JEFFMTEN) def. Tom Pitchley/Noah Cutting (CHCM) 6-3
2. Elliot Jarosz/Hannibal Borg (JEFFMTEN) def. Marcello Bozzone/Antonio Franquis (CHCM) 6-3
3. Joao Sousa/Tiago Lima (CHCM) vs. Jules Thibault/A. Mateos Melenchon (JEFFMTEN) 2-5, unfinished
 
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Noah Cutting (CHCM) vs. German Lopez Andujar (JEFFMTEN) 2-6, 2-5, unfinished
2. Tom Pitchley (CHCM) vs. Hubert Theriault (JEFFMTEN) 6-7 (5-7), 0-1, unfinished
3. Antonio Franquis (CHCM) vs. A. Mateos Melenchon (JEFFMTEN) 6-4, 3-1, unfinished
4. E. Soto Ballester (JEFFMTEN) def. Tiago Lima (CHCM) 6-3, 6-3
5. Hannibal Borg (JEFFMTEN) def. Joao Sousa (CHCM) 6-4, 6-1
6. Jules Thibault (JEFFMTEN) def. Marcello Bozzone (CHCM) 6-1, 6-1
 
CACC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Hannibal Borg was named the CACC Tournament MVP and he was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Enrique Soto Ballester, Jules Thibault, and German Lopez Andujar.
 
NOTES
- It is the Rams' third CACC crown in program history.
- Jefferson advances to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time.
- The Rams' 20 victories ties the 2009-10 squad for the program's single-season record.