Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Men's Tennis team opens play in the Liberty League Championship Saturday morning against the winner of Friday's First Round match between Union and RIT. The top-seeded Brewers earned the First-Round bye after posting an 8-0 record in league matches during the regular season.
At A Glance
- Vassar enters the Liberty League Championship as the top seed for the first time since 2010.
- The Brewers enter the league championship on a 10-match winning streak, including a 6-1 win over #22 Skidmore on April 25.
- The Brewers have tussled with eight opponents who were ranked in the ITA national poll at the time of competition and finished the season with a 5-3 mark in those contests.
- 2026 marks the ninth straight season there has been a championship that the Brewers have qualified.
A Look At The Brewers
- Junior Eugene Lee (Chico, CA) leads four Brewers with double-digit singles wins this season, holding a 12-4 mark playing out of the top position. Lee has been named the Liberty League Singles Performer of the Week twice to date.
- First Year Jonas Santos (Las Vegas, NV) has put together a strong rookie campaign and enters Saturday's match at 11-4, going 5-0 at the fourth position and 6-4 in the sixth slot. Santos was tabbed the Liberty League Rookie of the Week on April 27.
- Senior Fernando Bauermeister (Winter Park, FL) holds a 10-5 record in 15 spring decisions playing out of the second singles flight.
- First Year Shrey Choudhary (Farmington, CT) is 10-2 for the Brewers, including a 6-1 mark playing out of the sixth position.
- In doubles play, Lee and Santos have won 11 straight decisions and enter Saturday's tilt at 13-2 overall playing out of the third position.
- Vassar's second pair of Pedro Cattaruzzi (Chatham, NJ) and Junchen Jia (Vail, AZ) hold an 11-5 record and the duo was named the Liberty League Doubles Team of the Week on April 27.
- The Brewers' top unit of Bauermeister and Nolan Kubiak (Oregon, WI) is 10-6, including 5-2 against league rivals, and has earned a trio of conference Doubles Team of the Week honors.
Regular Season Results Vs Union And RIT
- The Brewers scored a 7-0 sweep against Union at home on April 5.
- The Brewers took to the road and toppled RIT 6-1 on April 18.
- The win against Union was Vassar's 31st straight defeat of the Garnet Chargers.
- Vassar has downed RIT in three of the last four meetings.
Recent Liberty League Championship History
- Vassar will have appeared in each of the last nine championships contested when it takes the court on Saturday.
- The Brewers have won three Liberty League titles, claiming the crown in 2007, 2010 and most recently 2013.
- Vassar advanced to the Liberty League Championship Final in 2024, suffering a 5-2 loss to eventual champion RPI.
- Vassar is the top seed in the event for the first time since 2010.
What's At Stake
- The Brewers look to advance to the championship final for the second time in the last three seasons with a victory on Saturday.
- The winner of Vassar's match will take on the winner of the Skidmore semifinal Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m.
