Cabrini University Cavaliers (12-5, 7-0 CSAC) vs. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers (11-7, 6-0 NEWMAC)
Friday, May 11, 1:30pm
Proctor Tennis Courts, Middlebury, VT
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Scouting the Engineers
Coming off its 20th straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship, the MIT men's tennis team will look to build upon last season's success in this year's championships. 

The Engineers earned a first-round bye in the 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Team Championship Tournament, defeated No. 40 Stevens Institute of Technology, 5-1, in the second round and advanced to the Regional Final match for the second consecutive year against No. 7 Bowdoin College. They ultimately fell to Bowdoin by a 5-0 final. 

Led by Tyler Barr in the No. 1 flight, MIT poses stiff competition in every flight as they have combined for a 71-27 singles record in dual matches this season. 

The Engineers are guided by head coach Dave Hagymas who is in his 13th season at the helm. Hagymas is a five-time NEWMAC Coach of the Year and paved the way for his squads best season in 2017; a year that included the team's (then) 19th straight NEWMAC Championship, a program record 18 wins and a student-athlete that qualified for the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Singles Championship Tournament for the first time since 2012-13.

Cabrini Last Time Out: Cavs Claim CSAC Title With 5-0 Victory Over Summit (4/29/18)
Under the guidance of head coach Stephen Parker, the Cabrini men's tennis team has claimed their second consecutive Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) championship this evening following a 5-0 victory over the No. 2 seeded Clarks Summit Defenders. 

Senior Alijah Broadnax and sophomore CJ LaMantia led things off with a decisive 8-2 victory over Summit's Nathan Hubbard and Noah Macey in flight No. 1. 

The sophomore duo of Nick Falcone and Vice Paetow doubled the team's lead as they edged their Defender counterparts by way of an 8-4 decision, while sophomores Nick Tilley and Matthew DeMaria followed suit with an 8-4 victory of their own in the No. 3 slot. 

LaMantia, the 2018 CSAC Player of the Year, made quick work of Summit's Evan Griffen in singles flight No. 2, cruising to a 6-0, 6-0 decision to push the Cavs' team lead to 4-0. 

Needing just one more team point, rookie Chuckwuma Duru rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 victory in the No. 6 slot to capture the championship for the Cavs. 

MIT Last Time Out: Engineers Top Babson for 20th Consecutive Title (4/28/18)
Squaring off in the NEWMAC Men's Tennis Championship for the sixth straight year, host and No. 1 seed MIT came out on top as it defeated No. 2 Babson College, 5-1, on Sunday afternoon. The Engineers won their 20^th consecutive conference title and earned the league's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division III Tournament.

Alex Cauneac and No. 1 doubles partner Albert Go highlighted the afternoon as they mounted a furious comeback after being down 4-1 early. The duo rattled off five of the next six games to take a 6-5 lead. After splitting the following two games, Cauneac and Go claimed the final one to give MIT their first team point of the day. 

5 Factors for Cabrini

• The Cavaliers won back-to-back conference championships for the second time in program history (2000, 2001). 
• The Blue and White will be playing for the programs first NCAA tournament victory. 
• Sophomore CJ LaMantia and head coach Stephen Parker were named the 2018 CSAC Player of the Year and Coach of the Year, respectively. 
• 2018 marked the third consecutive year a Cabrini men's tennis player has been named the CSAC Player of the Year as senior Alijah Broadnax took home the honors in 2016 and 2017. 
• Nick Falcone's 14 singles victories stood not only as the most on the Blue and White, but also in the conference.

5 Factors for MIT

• The Engineers have won four of their previous five matches. 
• MIT lost all five matches against ranked opponents this season, with their 5-4 loss to No. 17 Brandeis University being the closest. 
• Head coach Dave Hagymas is a five-time NEWMAC Coach of the Year and has guided the Engineers to a conference title every year since arriving in 2005. 
• In total, the Engineers have compiled a 104-1 record against NEWMAC conferenece opponents since joining in the league in 1998. 
• MIT has advanced to at least the NCAA Second Round each year since 2013.