WORCESTER, Mass. - Highlanders Men's Tennis wrapped up a four-day, five-match Campaign across the East Coast with a perfect five wins after defeating Holy Cross 7-0, improving to 10-5 overall and extending their win streak to six. 
 
The Highlanders grabbed the doubles point with a trio of strong performances. Daniel Velek and Andreas Whelan-Merediz clinched the #1 spot with a clean 6-0 win, followed by Gilbert Chung and Nabil Abdallah with a 6-1 win in the #3 flight. Brother Jayson and Michael Blando would battle in the #2 spot for the final 6-3 win to sweep doubles.
 
Gilbert Chung finished the trip with a perfect 5-0 record in the #1 spot, extending his win streak in the #1 singles flight to six overall with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Holy Cross. The rest of singles was won by the same team that dominated doubles. Whelan-Merediz claimed the #2 flight with a 6-3, 6-2 win, followed by Abdallah who took the #3 flight 6-0, 6-2. Velek won the #4 flight 6-4, 6-1, with Jayson and Michael Blando rounding out the Highlanders lineup with 6-1, 2-0 (ret) and 6-4, 2-1 (ret) wins in the #5 and #6 spots.
 
Coach Mattias Johansson beamed, saying "I'm really impressed by my guys. Don't think many teams can pull out a 5-0 record under these brutal travel and schedule circumstances. Seven States in four days, 1300 miles. Ending the trip with another 7-0 win shows a lot of character from the entire team. We have great senior leadership in Gilbert and Nabil and the rest of the guys follow suit."
 
The Highlanders get a well-deserved break and return home to host Villanova on Tuesday, March 3 at 10 AM at the SRC Tennis Courts.