With the Empire 8 Men’s Tennis Championship tied at 4-4, Cicero earned the decisive point for the Highlanders, giving Houghton its first league title, while sending them to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. Cicero lost the opening set to Nazareth’s William Britton, 6-2 but roared back to win the second set, 6-2 and with all other matches finished, took the third and final set, 6-2.