NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The Norwich University men's tennis team opened their 2025 season in dominant fashion, blanking Vermont State University Lyndon, 9-0, in a non-conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in Shapiro Fieldhouse.

The Cadets set the tone early with a clean 3-0 sweep in doubles play.  At No. 1 doubles, the duo of Terrance Bayly-Henshaw (Scottsville, N.Y.) and Jaxson Redmond (Kennebunkport, Maine) rolled past Jeffrey Blais and David Gratton, 8-3.  Keagan Bakke (Gun Barrel City, Texas) and Gabe Wettig (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) followed with an 8-0 shutout over Wesley McIntyre and Stephen Wutzl at No. 2, while Thomas Riddick (Clayton, N.C.) and Ethan Teluk (Manlius, N.Y.) wrapped up doubles action with an 8-1 victory over James Salvas and Gilbert Flores.

Norwich continued its dominance in singles action, taking all six matches.  Bakke outlasted Blais, 6-1, 6-4, in the No. 1 spot, while Bayly-Henshaw defeated Gratton, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 2.  Redmond and Wettig each cruised to 6-1, 6-0 wins at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.  Riddick posted a flawless 6-0, 6-0 victory over Flores at No. 5, and Teluk secured the sweep with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-0, 10-5 triumph over Salvas at No. 6.

The victory marks the 27th straight over the Hornets for the Norwich men's tennis program, dating back to a 9-0 sweep within the confines of Shapiro Fieldhouse on Apr. 16, 2009.

MATCH RESULTS:
SINGLES:

• No. 1 - Keagan Bakke (Norwich) def. Jeffrey Blais (VTSU Lyndon), 6-1, 6-4
• No. 2 - Terrance Bayly-Henshaw (Norwich) def. David Gratton (VTSU Lyndon), 6-2, 6-2
• No. 3 - Jaxson Redmond (Norwich) def. Wesley McIntyre (VTSU Lyndon), 6-1, 6-0
• No. 4 - Gabe Wettig (Norwich) def. Stephen Wutzl (VTSU Lyndon), 6-1, 6-0
• No. 5 - Thomas Riddick (Norwich) def. Gilbert Flores (VTSU Lyndon), 6-0, 6-0
• No. 6 - Ethan Teluk (Norwich) def. James Salvas (VTSU Lyndon), 3-6, 6-0, 10-5

DOUBLES:

• No. 1 - Bayly-Henshaw/Redmond (Norwich) def. Blais/Gratton (VTSU Lyndon), 8-3
• No. 2 - Bakke/Wettig (Norwich) def. McIntyre/Wutzl (VTSU Lyndon), 8-0
• No. 3 - Riddick/Teluk (Norwich) def. Salvas/Flores (VTSU Lyndon), 8-1

The Cadets return to action at home in Shapiro Fieldhouse for two more back-to-back non-conference matchups, hosting Vermont State University Castleton on Tuesday, Mar. 18, at 3:00 p.m., followed by a Saturday afternoon contest against Thomas College on Mar. 22, at 1:00 p.m.