POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Marist Men's Tennis seeks to extend its winning streak to five matches when it welcomes UConn to the Cross Court Tennis Club on Sunday, March 8 at 4:15 p.m.
 

LAST TIME OUT

• The Red and White cruised to a 7-0 victory over Lafayette in Schenectady, NY on Sunday, March 1.
• Marist swept the doubles points, and five of the six singles matches were in straight sets.
• Based on available files, it was the first win over the Leopards in program history.

 

BEAT THE STREAK

• Marist has not won five in a row since the 2016-2017 season.
• In that year, the Red Foxes won 11 straight from March 12 to April 19.
• In those 11 matches, Marist conceded only eight points.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA

• Marist Tennis is on Twitter and Instagram under @MaristTennis.

 

SCOUTING UCONN

• The Huskies are 1-13 in dual matches this year, and have lost 12 straight.
• In only three matches, UConn was won more than one point.
• Against common opponents compared to Marist, they fell to St. John's 7-0, Bucknell 4-3, Siena 4-3, Fairfield 6-1, and Hofstra 4-0.
• Yili Zheng has the most singles wins on the team with eight, while Christian Provenzano and J. Michael Holtmann have a team-best eight victories in doubles.

 

WE MEET AGAIN

• Marist and UConn crossed paths on three separate occasions in the fall at the UConn Invitational, Quinnipiac Invitational, and West Point Invite.
• In the UConn Invitational on September 14, the Red Foxes swept the Huskies 7-0 in a modified, blind dual match format. All six singles players won in straight sets.

 

UP NEXT

• Marist treks to the Palmetto State for matches against the College of Charleston and South Carolina State.
• The former takes place on Saturday, March 14 at 11:30 a.m.