Gophers Snap Drew's 27-Match Landmark Regular Season Win Streak

Team Stats

Goucher

Drew

Score

Doubles

Santo Carroccia / Daryl Wong Li-Hom (DREW)
def. Gabe Naftoly / Calis Nguyen (GOU-M)

8-4

Daniel Arcari / Jesse Faro (DREW)
def. Angel Cerpa / Benedikt Rummel (GOU-M)

8-2

Tadeo Asprella / U. Laguardia Alvarez (GOU-M)
def. Shivi Perera / Jack Polvere (DREW)

8-7 (7-2)

Singles

U. Laguardia Alvarez (GOU-M)
def. Jesse Faro (DREW)

6-4 , 6-4

Gabe Naftoly (GOU-M)
def. Daryl Wong Li-Hom (DREW)

6-4 , 6-2

Daniel Arcari (DREW)
def. Tadeo Asprella (GOU-M)

1-6 , 6-1 , 6-3

Joshua Thomas (DREW)
def. Angel Cerpa (GOU-M)

6-4 , 6-3

Calis Nguyen (GOU-M)
def. Shivi Perera (DREW)

6-1 , 6-3

Benedikt Rummel (GOU-M)
def. Santo Carroccia (DREW)

6-4 , 7-5

Gophers Snap Drew's 27-Match Landmark Regular Season Win Streak

April 13, 2024

MADISON, N.J. - The Goucher College men's tennis team snapped Drew University's 27-match Landmark Conference regular season win streak with a 5-4 victory over the Rangers Saturday afternoon at the Drew Tennis Complex. Benedikt Rummel snapped a 4-4 tie with his win at No. 6 singles.

Drew (8-5, 5-1 Landmark) took a 2-1 lead after doubles.
Tadeo Asprella and Unai Laguardia Alvarez posted an 8-7 (7-3) win at No. 3 doubles for Goucher (8-8, 5-0 Landmark).

Gabe Naftoly collected a 6-3, 6-2 win at second singles to tie the match 2-2.
The Rangers won at No. 3 and No. 4 to jump back in front and take a 4-2 lead.
Asprella won his first set at No. 3 before falling 1-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Laguardia Alvarez registered a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 1 to pull Goucher within 4-3.
Calis Nguyen tied the match with his 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 5.
Rummel took the first set in his match at No. 6 6-4. In the second set, he trailed 5-3 before winning the final four games to pull out the win and clinch the match.

Goucher and Drew have met in the last two Landmark championship matches. The Rangers won last season, while the Gophers won in 2022
In addition to snapping Drew's 27-match conference regular season win streak that dated back to 2019, Goucher stopped Drew's 14-match win streak against Landmark opponents, as the Gophers were the last Landmark team to defeat the Rangers in that 2022 final.
Rummel won his seventh straight singles match.
Goucher and Moravian are the two remaining unbeaten teams in Landmark play.

Goucher returns to action on Thursday when it hosts Catholic University in a 3:30 Landmark Conference match at the Schroedl Tennis Center.