COLONIA, NJ – With a 5-1 conference record, Queens men’s tennis has earned the 2025 ECC Regular Season Championship and, with that, the top seed for this weekend’s ECC Men’s Tennis Championship at the QC Indoor Tennis Bubble in Flushing, NY. The championship format has changed from four teams to three, and first serve comes on Friday, April 25 with the No. 3 District of Columbia/No.2 St. Thomas Aquinas First Round match at noon. The winner will advance to face No. 1 Queens in the final on Saturday, April 26 at 4:00 p.m.
Championship Central
Entering the weekend as the No. 1 seed, two-time tdefending champion Queens (16-4, 5-1 ECC) has appeared in each of the last 10 conference finals, winning six titles over the last seven tournaments, including a 4-1 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas last spring for the Knights’ 10th ECC Championship in program history. QC came out on top in conference play this spring with a pair of wins over both St. Thomas Aquinas and Daemen and a split with District of Columbia.
No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas enters tournament play with a record of 15-5 (4-2 ECC). The Spartans have reached the last five conference finals, capturing their first-ever ECC Championship with a 4-0 victory over Queens in 2022.
Facing St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday will be No. 3 District of Columbia (8-7, 3-3 ECC). The Firebirds fell to the Spartans twice during the regular season – 6-1 at home on April 11 and 5-2 on the road on April 19. UDC had a three-year run of reaching the conference finals from 2011-13.
Friday afternoon's semifinal and Saturday evening's final will be streamed live on the ECC Network. Watch the ECC Network at www.eccsportsnetwork.com or by downloading the ECC Network app. Find the app by searching "ECC Network" on Apple or Android mobile phones and tablets or on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, and Roku streaming devices.
The broadcasts will mainly focus on the No. 1 flight in both doubles and singles but will switch to other courts when possible throughout the match.
2025 ECC Men's Tennis Championship (at Queens)
First Round - Friday, April 25
12:00 PM - No. 3 District of Columbia vs. No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas
Final - Saturday, April 26
4:00 PM - Winner of UDC/STAC vs. No. 1 Queens