THE BASICS 
Lesley University - 5
VTSU Johnson- 4

Lesley University-6
VTSU Johnson-3

Records: 
Lesley Lynx (2-9, 1-4 Empire 8)
VTSU Lyndon Badgers (0-9, 0-5 Empire 8)

Location: Cambridge, Mass. – Beren Tennis Courts

Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025

THE LEAD – The Lesley University men's tennis team concluded its home slate of games for the 2025 season with an exciting sweep of VTSU Johnson by the scores of 5-4 in the first match, and 6-3 in the second. For the Lynx, Saturday's two wins marked the first Head Coach Jason Walsh's head coaching career.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Doubles (Match 1):

• In the first doubles spot, DJ Cronin (New York, N.Y.) and Thomas Nicol (Acton, Mass. dropped the first match, 8-4. 
• The second pairing in doubles Miles Brajdic (Atlanta, Ga.) and Aidan Stafford (Westford, Mass.) took down the Baders' No.2 pairing, 8-5. 
• Finally, at the three spot in doubles James Ontiveros (Walham, Mass.) and Bennett Locke (Braintree, Mass.) defeated VTSU Johnson's No. 3 pairing and gave the Lynx a 2-1 advantage going into singles play. 

Singles (Match 1):

• Leading off singles action for Lesley, Nicol bested VTSU Johnson's top singles spot, 6-2 and 6-3. 
• The second spot saw Brajdic take part but ended up with a 6-1, 6-2 defeat.
• In singles three, Locke was downed 6-0, 6-4.
• Cronin unfortunately fell in the fourth spot by a score of 6-2, 6-2. 
• Thanks to clutch play from both Stafford in the fifth spot and Ontiveros in the sixth, the Lynx were able to take the final two singles matchups and secure a 5-4 victory. Stafford took down the No. 5 spot (6-1, 6-1) whereas Ontiveros earned a win at singles No. 6 (4-6, 6-2, 6-3). 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

Doubles (Match 2):

• Leading off doubles in match two, the pairing of Nicol and Cronin topped VTSU Johnson's No. 1 pairing, 8-3.
• In the second spot of doubles, Brajdic and Stafford won their matchup in a tough 8-6 battle.
• The last pairing of doubles saw Locke and Ontiveros come away with a 8-5 win. 

Singles (Match 2):

• VTSU Johnson made a late push and took the first three singles matchups over Nicol (6-2, 6-4), Brajdic (6-3, 6-5), and Locke (6-0, 6-0). 
• However, Lesley saved its best effort for last as the squad took the last three singles matchups led by a hard-fought win by Cronin in No. 4 singles (6-4, 3-6, and 10-2). 
• In the fifth spot, Stafford won his matchup by a score of 6-4 and 6-4 and finally, Ontiveros clinched the victory for Lesley thanks to a 6-2, 7-5 win in No. 6 singles. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Nicol now has three singles wins on the year with his victory from match one. 
• Locke earned his first doubles win of the season during match one. 
• With the win today, Lesley earned its first victory since April 21, 2018 when the squad defeated Wheelock College. The victory also snapped a 30-game losing streak dating back to the 2018 season. 

UP NEXT

• Lesley concludes regular season play on the road at Curry College on Friday, April 25 starting at 3:30 p.m.