The men’s tennis team concluded its first day of the season with a 7–0 win against Rider University Saturday at the Student Pavilion.
At first doubles, Santiago Canete and Vineet Naran struggled to finish points at the net and fell behind a break at 2–4. But after a quick regroup, the Owl duo were able to break back twice to take a 7–6 lead late to take it 8–6.
“We came out slow in doubles,” coach Steve Mauro said. “They may have taken [their opponents] a little bit for granted. I think they really weren’t warmed up.