Men's Tennis | 4/18/2026 6:18:00 PM
ALFRED, NY – The St. John Fisher men's tennis team secured the No. 1 seed in the Empire 8 West Division for the conference's upcoming championship tournament with a 4-3 road victory over Alfred on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals extended their winning streak to eight games – tied with the 1998 team for the longest in program history – and improved to 9-3 (7-0 Empire 8) with the victory.
Alfred claimed the doubles point, taking two of the three matches, but the Cardinals came back with four victories in singles action.
Freshman Matthew Lincoln beat Breece Erickson in straight sets in third singles, freshman Sebastian Dix topped Anlun Zwerver in straight sets in fourth singles and senior Sean Brown earned a straight sets win over Matt Bittel in fifth singles. Sophomore Charlie Roberts gutted out a three-set victory over Josh Erickson in sixth singles to secure the dual win for the Cardinals.
Doubles Matches
Doubles 1: Ricardo Alvarez/Anlun Zwerver (AU) def. Tyler Hernandez/Will Chubb (SJF) 6-1
Doubles 2: Breece Erickson/Andre Lopez Jimenez (AU) def. Sean Brown/Finn Whitaker (SJF) 6-3
Doubles 3: Sebastian Dix/Matthew Lincoln (SJF) def. Matthew Bittel/Josh Erickson (AU) 7-5
Singles Matches
Singles 1: Ricardo Alvarez (AU) def. Tyler Hernandez (SJF) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Singles 2: Andre Lopez Jimenez (AU) def. Will Chubb (SJF) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
Singles 3: Matthew Lincoln (SJF) def. Breece Erickson (AU) 7-5, 6-1
Singles 4: Sebastian Dix (SJF) def. Anlun Zwerver (AU) 6-2, 6-3
Singles 5: Sean Brown (SJF) def. Matthew Bittel (AU) 6-3, 6-2
Singles 6: Charlie Roberts (SJF) def. Josh Erickson (AU) 6-1, 5-7, 6-1
Match Notes
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Dix and Lincoln recorded Fisher's lone doubles win, topping Erickson and Bittel 7-5. The duo improved to 4-0.
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Dix improved to a team-best 9-3 in singles with his seventh consecutive victory.
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Brown improved to 5-0 on the season in singles.
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Lincoln moved to 7-5 in singles, while Roberts improved to 6-3.
Up Next
The Cardinals conclude the regular season against Nazareth on Tuesday.