POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (March 29, 2017) – The Vassar men's tennis team returns to action for the first time since its California spring break trip to take on two non-conference opponents this weekend, hosting NYU and Coast Guard Academy.  Vassar will be fresh coming off a two-week break in action and should be well prepared to take on the incoming competition.

Match Details
Opponent: New York University (5-2, 0-0 UAA)
Links: (NYU Men's Tennis Home)(Roster)(Schedule)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Josselyn Tennis Courts
Date: April 1, 2017
Time: 1:00 p.m.
 
Opponent: Coast Guard Academy (2-1, 0-0 NEWMAC)
Links: (Coast Guard Men's Tennis Home)(Roster)(Schedule)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Josselyn Tennis Courts
Date: April 2, 2017
Time: 1:00 p.m.
 
Last Time Out: The Brewers finished their competition in California playing in three matches over the 17^th and 18^th of March.  They started off by defeating The College of Wooster and Chapman University, 7-2 and 5-4 respectively, on the 17^th.  Vassar then fell to CalTech 5-4 on the 18^th before returning to the cold, dreary weather of Poughkeepsie.
 
A Look At The Brewers:

• The highlight of the spring season thus far was Vassar's 5-4 victory over No. 31 ranked Trinity College on March 13^th in Claremont, CA.
• Vassar's singles team has been the better aspect of the squad with a .560 win percentage compared to a .452 from the doubles side
• The top three singles players for Vassar are currently on a roll as Nick Litsky, Allen Sokolov, and Juan Felipe Laso all have at least a three match win streak heading into this weekend.
• Litsky has excelled for the Brewers this year. He is 10-4 in singles competition, always in the first position, and 8-5 in various doubles positions.  He earned Liberty League Singles Performer of the Week for his performance in California this past week.
• No doubles pairing for Vassar has more than three wins on the season.
• Vassar is undefeated on the Josselyn Tennis Courts this season, their last loss coming on April 30^th of 2016.
• Nick Zuczek and Litsky earned Liberty League Doubles Team of the Week after going 3-0 in the 3^rd position, losing just six games over the three matches.
• The Brewers currently sit in 3^rd place in the Liberty League with a 2-1 record, although the 2^nd place team, St. Lawrence, has played just one match in conference and is 2-5 overall.

 
A Look At The Violets:

• NYU is currently on a two game win streak and has won four out of their last five matches.
• The Violets have played well away from home this season with a 2-1 record on the road.
• The Violets have been strong in both singles and doubles action posting .595 and .571 winning percentages in each respectively.
• Three singles players all have 5-2 records this season playing in the 1^st, 3^rd, and 4^th positions.
• The 2^nd position singles and 1^st position doubles are the only spots that NYU does not have a winning record.
• The 2^nd doubles pairing of Michael Li and Benedict Teoh is 5-0 this season.

 
A Look At The Bears:

• Coast Guard has yet to compete this spring but went a respectable 2-1 in fall competition against some quality opponents.
• Similar to their overall record, the singles team for Coast Guard is 2-1 in every position except the 4^th, which has a 1-2 record on the season.
• The Bears have been inconsistent in their doubles lineup.  They have used two different pairings in each of the three positions. 
• John Hu has been very strong this season going 2-1 in No. 2 singles and 2-0 in No. 3 doubles.
• Tom Hackett also has four wins on the season posting a 2-1 record in No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles.

 
Up Next:  Vassar will head to the Boston area to take on MIT and Babson College next weekend.  On Friday, April 7^th the Brewers will be in Cambridge to face the Engineers of MIT and on Saturday the 8^th they travel to Babson Park to battle the Babson College Beavers.