LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — Men's Tennis earned an impressive 5-2 victory at home Wednesday afternoon to pick up its fourth team victory in their last five matches.
The afternoon began with a sweep in doubles, as all three Rider tandems secured convincing victories. Matteus Froberg Dahlin and Cole Thurgur remained undefeated, earning their sixth consecutive win in doubles matches 6-2. Heath Paul Waters and Ibragim Turgambekov won their doubles match 6-3, while Axel Engstrom and Roger Martinez won 6-4.
Four Broncs proceeded to earn wins in singles, with three winning in straight sets. Thurgur remains unbeaten in singles this season after picking up a 6-3, 6-4 win, and has now gone 13-0 this season between singles and doubles. Waters clinched the match for the Broncs after rebounding from dropping the first set to pick up a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory. Dahlin and Engstrom won their singles matches, as well.
For men's tennis, it's their second consecutive win over Villanova after dropping the previous seven contests. The Broncs earned a hard-fought 4-3 victory over the Wildcats in February 2025.
Men's Tennis will play a pair of home contests against Merrimack and Sacred Heart this Friday and Saturday, respectively, to cap off a four-match homestand.