WEST CHESTER, Pa.- The West Chester University men's tennis team is finishing its preparations for its first match of the 2025-26 season on Wednesday afternoon when Albright (1-1) visits South Campus for a 3:30 p.m. start.
West Chester vs Albright
Game Details: September 24 I 3:30 p.m.
Location: South Campus Courts (West Chester, Pa.)
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Opening Up
Wednesday will be West Chester's first match of the 2025-26 season as the team looks to build upon the 2024-25 season, which includes wins over Ursinus and Shepherd late in the season.
Roster Check
Devin McBride and
Nico Pascale return to the roster as veteran players from a year ago, but other than these two, the roster is an almost entirely new group for head coach
Tina Tharp and the Golden Rams. West Chester welcomes several talented newcomers in 2025, including
Anthony Abbott,
Juan Pablo Beirana-Guzman,
Zack Bull,
Ashton Bunch,
Thomaz Joly,
Georgije Jovicic,
Alessandro Melotti, and
Nick Styliades.
The Fall Slate
Wednesday's match is one of two dual matches on the slate for West Chester, as the Golden Rams will also face St. Thomas Aquinas at home on October 21, beginning at 2 p.m. West Chester will return to the court next week in Bloomsburg for the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships, starting on Thursday.
Scouting Albright
Albright enters play on Wednesday afternoon at 1-1 on the season after defeating Penn State Berks by a 7-0 final on September 10 and falling to Muhlenberg by a 4-3 final last Thursday afternoon. Matias Contreras is a perfect 2-0 in singles play with victories at both first and second singles, while Enrico Pucci is also a perfect 1-0 at second singles. Contreras is also 1-1 in doubles play alongside Leonardo Russo Gispert, while the duo of Pucci and Dylan Huha is 1-0 at second doubles.
Weather Report
Conditions appear favorable for tennis tomorrow with temperatures hovering in the low 80s under mostly cloudy skies.
Up Next
West Chester will be back in action next Thursday for the first day of the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships in Bloomsburg.
