Madison, NJ (April 24)- The Second-seeded FDU-Florham men's tennis team is set to host the third-seeded DeSales team in the MAC Freedom Semifinals on Tuesday, April 25. The match will be hosted on the campus of Saint Elizabeth University and is slated to start around 3:00 pm.

FDU enters the playoffs with an 8-4 overall record and a 6-1 conference record over the course of the year. Their MAC Freedom wins came against King's (9-0), DeSales (6-3), Misericordia (9-0), Lycoming (9-0), Arcadia (9-0) and Wilkes (9-0). The Devils enter their 16^th MAC Freedom playoff matchup and their second in a row under the tutelage of head coach Bob Bynum. Last season, FDU was edged by Wilkes in the MAC Freedom Semifinals, 5-4.

The Bulldogs came into the third seed of the MAC Freedom semifinals with a 9-4 overall record and a 5-2 MAC Freedom record. DeSales won MAC Freedom matchups this season against Arcadia (9-0), King's (9-0), Wilkes (8-1), Misericordia (9-0), and Lycoming (9-0).

The Devils are led by Tyler Crook (East Orange, NJ) who has been the team's No. 1 since the spring season with a 7-2 overall record and 5-1 conference record this year. Ronald Duval (Old Bridge, NJ) leads the team in singles wins on the year with a 12-3 overall record. Duval also garners a 5-2 MAC Freedom record. FDU has also seen strong singles-season performances from Joni Carasso (Buenos Aires, Argentina) who holds a 7-4 overall record and a 4-2 conference record, Zach Puccia (Red Bank, NJ) who garners a 6-3 overall record and a 4-2 conference record, Matthew Emery (Howell, NJ) who possesses an 8-5 overall record with a 6-1 conference record and Brandon Schwartz (Gladwayne, Pa.) who is 5-0 in singles play with a 4-0 conference record.

In doubles play, the top teams for the Devils have been Crook and Carasso who have gone 7-2 overall and 5-1 in conference play, the pairing of Duval and Emery who garner a doubles record of 8-2 overall and 4-1 in conference action and the duo of Puccia and Schwartz who hold an 8-1 overall record and a 5-1 conference record.

The winner of this matchup will advance to the MAC Freedom Finals and will play the winner of the Stevens/King's match. The finals will be held on April 29 with a time and location to be determined.
The 2023 MAC Freedom Men's Tennis Championship merchandise is available now on SquadLocker. Fans can order their MAC Championship gear and have it shipped directly to their homes. Available merchandise includes casual and performance T-shirts (short- and long-sleeve), tank-tops, sweatshirts, hoodies and more. There will be no merchandise sold at the site of competition. Order now here.

Admission to each round of the tennis championship is free.

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