{"id":596466,"date":"2026-04-11T06:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T06:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/596466\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T06:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T06:33:13","slug":"mens-tennis-cadets-erase-early-deficit-rally-past-salem-state-in-non-conference-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/596466\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s Tennis: Cadets erase early deficit, rally past Salem State in non-conference thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/JOHNSON-BADGERS.png\" alt=\"Vermont State University Johnson\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Match:<\/p>\n<p>at Vermont State University Johnson<\/p>\n<p>4\/11\/2026 | 3:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Apr. 11 (Sat) \/ 3:00 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/JOHNSON-BADGERS.png\" alt=\"Vermont State University Johnson\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0Vermont State University Johnson&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/opponent-history\/vermont-state-university-johnson\/200\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    NORTHFIELD, Vt. &#8211; Forced to regroup after an early setback in doubles play, the Norwich University men&#8217;s tennis team delivered a resilient response on Friday afternoon, storming back in singles competition to secure a 4-3 non-conference victory over Salem State University inside Shapiro Fieldhouse.<\/p>\n<p>With the win, the Cadets continue the strongest start in program history, improving to 10-1 overall while extending their winning streak to seven matches.\u00a0 Norwich also remains perfect at home, moving to 8-0 on the season.<\/p>\n<p>Salem State seized early momentum by claiming the doubles point, taking two of the three flights.\u00a0 Quentin Wilkins and Mark Wood set the tone with a 6-1 victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/jaxson-redmond\/11696\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11696\" target=\"_blank\">Jaxson Redmond<\/a> (Kennebunkport, Maine) and <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/terrance-bayly-henshaw\/11689\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11689\" target=\"_blank\">Terrance Bayly-Henshaw<\/a> (Scottsville, N.Y.) at No. 1, followed by Ian Ronan and Jesse Rubera, who topped <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/ethan-teluk\/11697\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11697\" target=\"_blank\">Ethan Teluk<\/a> (Manlius, N.Y.) and <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/reynard-gan\/11699\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11699\" target=\"_blank\">Reynard Gan<\/a> (Chandler, Ariz.), 6-3, at No. 2.<\/p>\n<p>Norwich avoided a sweep at No. 3 doubles, where <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/juan-gonzalez-torres\/11700\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11700\" target=\"_blank\">Juan Gonzalez Torres<\/a> (Toa Alta, Puerto Rico) and <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/stephen-hartigan\/11693\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11693\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Hartigan<\/a> (Tyngsboro, Mass.) turned in a strong 6-2 performance against Michael Muttiah and Kaleb Jones.<\/p>\n<p>The Vikings carried that momentum into singles play, as Ronan extended the lead to 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Hartigan at No. 3.\u00a0 Gonzalez Torres quickly answered for the Cadets, earning a 6-2, 7-5 victory against Rubera at No. 4 to put Norwich on the board.<\/p>\n<p>Wilkins restored Salem State&#8217;s two-point cushion with a 6-4, 6-4 decision over Redmond at the top flight, putting the Cadets in a 3-1 deficit with four matches remaining.<\/p>\n<p>From there, Norwich flipped the match entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Gan sparked the rally with a dominant 6-0, 6-1 victory over Jones at No. 6, cutting the margin to one.\u00a0 Bayly-Henshaw followed with a composed three-set performance at No. 2, rebounding from a first-set setback to defeat Wood, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, evening the match at 3-3.<\/p>\n<p>With the outcome resting on the final court, Teluk delivered under pressure, outlasting Muttiah in a hard-fought three-set battle, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, at No. 5 to clinch the comeback victory.<\/p>\n<p>Norwich&#8217;s ability to respond in singles proved decisive, as the Cadets captured four of six matches after dropping the doubles point to secure the 4-3 result.<\/p>\n<p>MATCH RESULTS:<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSINGLES:&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tNo. 1 &#8211; Quentin Wilkins (Salem State) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/jaxson-redmond\/11696\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11696\" target=\"_blank\">Jaxson Redmond<\/a> (Norwich), 6-4, 6-4&#13;<br \/>\n\tNo. 2 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/terrance-bayly-henshaw\/11689\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11689\" target=\"_blank\">Terrance Bayly-Henshaw<\/a> (Norwich) def. Mark Wood (Salem State), 2-6, 6-2, 6-2&#13;<br \/>\n\tNo. 3 &#8211; Ian Ronan (Salem State) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/stephen-hartigan\/11693\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11693\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Hartigan<\/a> (Norwich), def 6-2, 6-4&#13;<br \/>\n\tNo. 4 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/juan-gonzalez-torres\/11700\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11700\" target=\"_blank\">Juan Gonzalez Torres<\/a> (Norwich) def. Jesse Rubera (Salem State), 6-2, 7-5&#13;<br \/>\n\tNo. 5 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/ethan-teluk\/11697\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11697\" target=\"_blank\">Ethan Teluk<\/a> (Norwich) def. Michael Muttiah (Salem State), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3&#13;<br \/>\n\tNo. 6 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/reynard-gan\/11699\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11699\" target=\"_blank\">Reynard Gan<\/a> (Norwich) def. Kaleb Jones (Salem State), 6-0, 6-1&#13;<\/p>\n<p>DOUBLES:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tNo. 1 &#8211; Wilkins\/Wood (Salem State) def. Redmond\/Bayly-Henshaw (Norwich), 6-1&#13;<br \/>\n\tNo. 2 &#8211; Ronan\/Rubera (Salem State) def. Teluk\/Gan (Norwich), 6-3&#13;<br \/>\n\tNo. 3 &#8211; Gonzalez Torres\/Hartigan (Norwich) def. Muttiah\/Jones (Salem State), 6-2&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Norwich will return to action on Saturday, Apr. 11, traveling to Vermont State University Johnson for an Empire 8 Conference matchup at 3:00 p.m.\u00a0 The Cadets will then head to Vermont State University Castleton on Wednesday, Apr. 15, for a non-conference contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Match: at Vermont State University Johnson 4\/11\/2026 | 3:00 PM &#13; Apr. 11 (Sat)&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":596467,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":{"0":"post-596466","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=596466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/596467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=596466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=596466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}