St. Mary's City, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's tennis team hosted Penn College for their last regular season United East match, rescheduled from 4/12/2025. The Seahawks dictated the play against the Wildcats for a 6-1 win. The Seahawks conclude their regular season with a 6-1 record, earning a first-round bye as the #2 seed in the United East Conference Championship Tournament and will play the winner of #6 seed Lancaster Bible vs. #3 seed Penn State Abington.
The Seahawks recognized their four graduating members-
Joey Carson (Sykesville, Md./ Century),
Hudson Christensen (Annapolis, Md./ St. Mary's),
Devon Gorel (Jessup, Md./ Hammond), and
Nick Rohr (Fairfax County, Va./ James W. Robinson)- for their years or leadership and dedication.
How It Happened:
Doubles
- Nick Rohr (Fairfax County, Va./ James W. Robinson) and Jacob Nelson (Olney, Md./ Sherwood) competed in the No. 1 doubles match for the Seahawks. Rohr and Nelson controlled the Wildcats 6-0.
- Andrew Hand (Huntingtown, Md./ Huntingtown) and Alex Lyman (Annapolis, Md./ Annapolis) won in action in the No. 2 doubles duo 6-3.
- The Seahawks No.3 double tandem featured Max Esztergomi (Bethesda, Md./ Walt Whitman) and Hudson Christensen (Annapolis, Md./ St. Mary's). Esztergomi and Christensen finished the doubles sweep with a win of 6-1.
Singles
- Nick Rohr (Fairfax County, Va./ James W. Robinson) won the match in two sets in the No. 1 singles spot in action, winning 6-4, 6-3.
- Max Esztergomi (Bethesda, Md./ Walt Whitman) competed in the No. 2 match, controlling the Wildcats 6-1, 6-2.
- Jacob Nelson (Olney, Md./ Sherwood) won in the No. 3 spot in two sets, 6-2, 6-0.
- Andrew Hand (Huntingtown, Md./ Huntingtown) defeated the Wildcats in the No. 4 match 6-2, 6-4.
- Alex Lyman (Annapolis, Md./ Annapolis) dominated action in the No. 5 spot, winning 6-2, 6-0.
- Devon Gorel (Jessup, Md./ Hammond) fell in back-and-forth action in three sets the No. 6 spot. Gorel lost the first set 7-6 after dropping the tiebreak 7-4. Gorel then rallied back to take the second set 6-4. The match went to a third set super tiebreaker, where Gorel ultimately lost to the Wildcats 10-8.
Up Next:
Apr. 26 | United East Conference Championship | BYE
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