The Rider women placed seventh and the Rider men finished eighth at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tennis Championships, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Friday-Sunday. “The women played very, very well,” said Rider head coach Ed Torres.  “They were really up for this match.”

Four members of the Rider men’s and women’s tennis teams were awarded All-Academic honors by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference it was announced by the league office on Sunday night.

Both the Rider men and women lost in the consolation rounds of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tennis Championships, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Friday and Saturday. “The men lost to Siena 7-0 in the fall, so we played a very good match today,” said Rider head coach Ed Torres. “We showed tremendous improvement.”

Both the Rider men and women lost in the opening round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tennis Championships, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Friday. “Our women played Niagara a lot tougher this time,” said Rider head coach Ed Torres. “The men went up against the defending champs, who are a lot more experienced than us.”

The Broncs closed out the regular season with a sweep of Wagner College in a non-conference match Wednesday afternoon.  “It was nice for both teams to get a win,” said head coach Ed Torres.  “Especially right before the conference championships, today was a real momentum booster.”

The Rider University tennis teams will compete for the 2007 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship this weekend at the USTA Billie
Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.

The Broncs lost to the three-time defending conference tournament champion Manhattan College on Saturday in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference match.  “They’ve won it three times in a row,” said head coach Ed Torres.  “And if they play like they did today, there is a good chance they will win it a fourth time.”

The Broncs were swept in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference match Friday afternoon.  “It was very windy but on the women’s side, we really battled,” said head coach Ed Torres.  “We struggled on the men’s side.  Fairfield has a very strong team and they took every match.”

The Rider men’s and women’s tennis teams were defeated in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference match on Monday.  “It was a close match,” said head coach Ed Torres.  “It could have gone either way for both the men’s and women’s teams.”

11 Rider University student-athletes were honored Friday as part of the 20^th annual National Student-Athlete Day.

The Rider men’s tennis team lost a non-conference match at Monmouth Tuesday afternoon.  “It was pretty windy,” said head coach Ed Torres.  “I thought that the teams in doubles played much better than the singles matches and it is usually just the opposite.”

The Broncs were swept by MAAC rival Marist Friday afternoon. “Marist is a veteran team,” said Rider head coach Ed Torres. 

The Rider men’s tennis team lost a non-conference match at Fordham Tuesday afternoon.  “We battled in the doubles matches but we didn’t play as well as we should have in the singles matches,” said head coach Ed Torres.

The Broncs began the 2007 spring tennis season with a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference loss at Niagara Saturday night. “The kids hit the ball well,” said head coach Ed Torres. “This was a good tune-up for the spring season.”