Mason Kolls, Christopher Newport, Men's Tennis, Freshman

Mason Kolls, Christopher Newport, Men's Tennis, Freshman

MEN'S TENNIS

Mason Kolls | Christopher Newport | Fr. 

Greensboro, N.C. | Page

Kolls defeated a pair of Division I opponents en route to a perfect 6-0 start to his collegiate career last weekend, leading the Captains' men's tennis performance at the CNU Invite. Kolls won the Flight C title in both singles and doubles, posting matching 3-0 records in his first career appearance, In singles, he started with a win over Hampton University junior Basil Post (6-3, 6-0). In the semifinals, he defeated teammate James Baron (6-3, 6-4) and in Sunday's flight final, he took down Norfolk State's Ignacio Guevel (6-1, 6-2). He also paired with fellow rookie Paul Baron in doubles for another win over a Division I opponent when they took down Buck and Thompson from Hampton University, 8-4, and earned wins over Mitch Brody and Bryce Coleman from CNU, 8-5, and CNU's Dominic Lacombe and James Baron, 8-4. 

Men's Tennis Honor Roll

Shasta Braithwaite | Frostburg State | Sr.
Braithwaite opened the 2018-19 season with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles and an 8-5 No. 1 doubles victory vs. Hood. 

Michael Fleming | Mary Washington | Jr.
Fleming went 2-0 in singles and doubles last week at the St. Joseph's Invitational. In singles, he defeated Matt Jones of Villanova 6-2, 6-1 and then Luis Janko of St. Joe’s 6-2, 4-6, 10-6. In doubles, Fleming teamed with  Joe Brown to defeat Kim/Vassan of Johns Hopkins 8-6 and then Elliott and Fishkin of Lehigh 9-8(2). He was in semi-finals of the C Singles and B doubles main draws before the final day was canceled due to rain.

Ben Sentz | York | Jr.
Sentz has started his junior year with a 2-0 mark at first singles while he is also 2-0 in first doubles with teammate Lukas Olson. Sentz has a pair of singles victories against Albright and Lebanon Valley. He posted a 6-2, 6-1 victory against Albright while he needed three sets to earn the win over LVC. In their two doubles matches, Sentz and Olson have outscored their two opponents by a combined score of 16-4.