HOW SWEET IT IS: Gophers Capture Sixth Landmark Men's Tennis Crown

May 5, 2024

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Drew	Goucher
Score	2	5

Doubles

Gabe Naftoly / Calis Nguyen def. Santo Carroccia / Daryl Wong Li-Hom 8-4
Jesse Faro / Daniel Arcari def. Angel Cerpa / Benedikt Rummel 8-7 (12-10)
U. Laguardia Alvarez / Tadeo Asprella def. Shivi Perera / Jack Polvere 8-4

Singles

U. Laguardia Alvarez def. Jesse Faro 6-3 , 2-6 , 6-2
Gabe Naftoly def. Daryl Wong Li-Hom 6-2 , 7-5
Daniel Arcari def. Tadeo Asprella 2-6 , 6-1 , 6-3
Angel Cerpa def. Shivi Perera 6-2 , 6-3
Calis Nguyen def. Santo Carroccia FINAL - UNFINISHED
Benedikt Rummel def. Jack Polvere FINAL - UNFINISHED

HERSHEY, Pa. - The top-seeded Goucher College men's tennis team earned the sixth Landmark Conference championship in program history with a 5-2 win over No. 2 seed Drew University Sunday at the Hershey Racquet Club. The Gophers (14-8) earn the Landmark's automatic qualification into next weekend's NCAA Championship.

First year Unai Laguardia Alvarez was named tournament MVP after clinching the match at No. 1 singles with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 win.

Goucher led Drew (14-7) 2-1 after doubles.
Alvarez and Tadeo Asprella were 8-4 winners at No. 3.
At No. 1, Gabe Naftoly and Calis Nguyen also won by an 8-4 score.
In an epic second singles match, Angel Cerpa and Benedikt Rummel fell in a back-and-forth tiebreaker 8-7 (12-10).

Cerpa bounced back to earn Goucher's first singles point with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 4.
Naftoly moved the Gophers within one point of clinching with a 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 2
Asprella dropped a three-set decision at No. 3 (2-6, 6-1, 6-3) to move the Rangers within 4-2.
Laguardia Alvarez clinched the match with a three-set win of his own, bouncing back from a second-set loss to win 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.
Goucher led both of the unfinished matches.
At No. 5, Nguyen led 6-1 after the first set, while Rummel led 6-1 at No. 6 singles.

Goucher wins its sixth Landmark Conference tournament title and second in the last three seasons. The Gophers won four in a row from 2016-19 and prevailed again in 2022.
Goucher improved to 6-2 all-time in Landmark finals.
The Gophers and Drew have met in the last three finals. Goucher won 5-4 in 2022, while the Rangers were 5-2 winners in 2023. Both previous title matches occured indoors at Drew's Simon Forum.
Goucher has won seven in a row and 10 of its last 11.
Cerpa won his sixth singles match in a row, while Naftoly (4) and Laguardia Alvarez (3) also extended win singles streaks.
Laguardia Alvarez and Asprella have won seven in a row in doubles, while Nguyen and Naftoly have won four straight.
Goucher's 14 wins are its most since going 18-6 in 2019.

Goucher will learn its next opponent on Monday at 12:30 Eastern when the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis selection show airs on NCAA.com.
The Gophers, who have appeared in the NCAA regional rankings in all three rankings, will be making the sixth NCAA appearance in program history.