The two-time defending Northeast
Conference Champion Fairleigh Dickinson University men’s tennis team enters the
2008-09 season in search of a third-straight title and fourth-consecutive
championship match appearance. Having not lost a league match since the fall of
2006 (11-straight victories), Leading the charge for a conference-best 11th
trophy is sophomore and team captain Matt Gordon. The reigning NEC Rookie of the
Year steamrolled to an unblemished record against league foes(5-0), and a 24-10
singles record. Marco Jemersic arrives on the Metropolitan Campus with a No. 32
ranking in the Croatian boys 18’s singles. The freshman will likely fill Gordon’s
void in the No. 2 flight. Freshmen Markus Bolinder and Andrew Denny will compete
for the third and fourth singles openings. Bolinder enters the season as the
380th ranked player in Sweden’s national men’s rankings. He peaked in the junior
rankings at No. 37. Rookie Dominic Hemy and sophomore Alex Jorne round out the
Knights’ projected starting line-up. Hemy has finished 12th and ninth the past
two years in the English
National Championships. Jorne – who did not see action during the spring season –
made his collegiate debut in2007-08, winning his first four matches. Senior
Keiichiro Adachi and sophomore Daniel Quesada all return for the 2008-09
campaign. Freshmen Diego Benavent and Stephan Muller provide stiff competition
for the established talents. All six will fight their way fortime in dual
matches. Adachi made his debut last spring, posting a 4-2 singles mark, winning
his lone league appearance. He played as high as No. 3 singles, and won
three-straight matches at one point. Benavent has been playing competitively for
over ten years and reached a ranking ofNo. 241 in Spain. Quesada went 5-1 in
singles action as a rookie. Muller moved from the United States at age 14 and
has since been a two-time team MVP for Dubai American Academy. He comes to the
Knights as the top ranked player in the18’s division of the United Arab
Emirates. With a 10-man roster capable of playing with the region’s finest
student-athletes, Miller and his squad anticipate clinching a third-consecutive
berth in the NCAA Championships during the 2008-09 season. It’s just a matter of
taking care of business each day in search of the national spotlight come May.
Looking to the future: The Knights go into the Conference tournament
seeded first, currently 6-6 in matches (3-0 in conference play) The event takes
place the weekend April 17th at Princeton, NJ.
National Championships. Jorne – who did not see action during the spring season –
made his collegiate debut in2007-08, winning his first four matches. Senior
Keiichiro Adachi and sophomore Daniel Quesada all return for the 2008-09
campaign. Freshmen Diego Benavent and Stephan Muller provide stiff competition
for the established talents. All six will fight their way fortime in dual
matches. Adachi made his debut last spring, posting a 4-2 singles mark, winning
his lone league appearance. He played as high as No. 3 singles, and won
three-straight matches at one point. Benavent has been playing competitively for
over ten years and reached a ranking ofNo. 241 in Spain. Quesada went 5-1 in
singles action as a rookie. Muller moved from the United States at age 14 and
has since been a two-time team MVP for Dubai American Academy. He comes to the
Knights as the top ranked player in the18’s division of the United Arab
Emirates. With a 10-man roster capable of playing with the region’s finest
student-athletes, Miller and his squad anticipate clinching a third-consecutive
berth in the NCAA Championships during the 2008-09 season. It’s just a matter of
taking care of business each day in search of the national spotlight come May.