FLUSHING, N.Y. – The East Coast Conference (ECC) Men’s Tennis Championship semifinal was held today at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Second-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas defeated third-seeded District of Columbia, 4-0.
 
St. Thomas Aquinas advances to face top-seeded Queens College in the ECC Championship Match on Saturday at approximately 7:30 p.m. The match has been moved indoors to Queens College due to expected weather.
 
St. Thomas Aquinas 4, District of Columbia 0 (BOXSCORE)
(Match concluded once a team reached four points, per ECC rules)
 
St. Thomas Aquinas secured victories in key singles matches to clinch the win. At third singles, Ondrej Sramek defeated Ambrose Evamy 6-3, 6-1. Victor Tauson sealed the match with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Ignacio Fernandez at fifth singles.
 
Several matches went unfinished after the Spartans clinched the victory. At first singles, Theo Renoux led Sebastiano Palma 6-4, 4-0. Henry Ronnberg held a 6-2, 4-1 advantage over Elouan Queguiner at second singles, while Nagamitsu Kuroda and Filippo Vatteroni were tied in progress at 6-4, 2-4 in fourth singles. St. Thomas Aquinas also earned the point at sixth singles by default.
 
In doubles play, Sramek and Nathan Yacar defeated Vatteroni and Evamy 6-1. The Spartans secured the doubles point with an additional win at third doubles by default. At second doubles, Ronnberg and Renoux led Palma and Queguiner 4-3 when play was halted.