BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Redshirt sophomore
Lukas Escher has been named the NEC Player of the Month, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Over the course of the NEC Individuals last weekend, Escher claimed the NEC Flight A singles championship with four straight match victories, with all but one of the matches ending in straight sets. Escher defeated junior teammate
Eddie Schmidt in the singles final, and also joined senior
Tyler Nguyen and reached the final of the Flight A doubles bracket.
Additionally, Schmidt and sophomore
Nicola Bottelberghs earned Prime Performer nods. The pair claimed the NEC Flight A doubles championship as the No. 1 seed in the bracket, winning four straight matches to claim the title.
Schmidt and Bottelberghs took down teammates Escher and Nguyen in the championship round. Both players also won a combined five singles matches in the Flight A bracket, before they were both eliminated by Escher in consecutive rounds.
Wagner men's tennis will return to the courts on Tuesday, Oct. 6, when they travel to Monmouth to take on the Hawks in West Long Branch, New Jersey.
