NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The Norwich University men's tennis team opened the 2026 campaign in commanding fashion on Wednesday afternoon, securing its 29th straight victory over Vermont State University Lyndon with a 7-0 non-conference sweep inside Shapiro Fieldhouse.

The Cadets established early control by sweeping all three doubles matches to claim the season's first team point.  At No. 1 doubles, the pairing of Jaxson Redmond (Kennebunkport, Maine) and Terrance Bayly-Henshaw (Scottsville, N.Y.) rolled past David Gratton and Wesley McIntyre, 6-0.  Juan Gonzalez Torres (Toa Alta, Puerto Rico) and Diego Lorente Fuentes (Valencia, Spain) followed with a 6-0 decision over Joe Buchanan and Olivia Cordova, while Stephen Hartigan (Tyngsboro, Mass.) and Reynard Gan (Chandler, Ariz.) completed the sweep with a 6-0 victory against Parker Pierce and Addie Jensen.

Norwich carried that momentum into singles play, capturing all six matches to complete the shutout.  Four contests were decided in straight-set sweeps.  Gonzalez Torres posted a 6-0, 6-0 win over Pierce at No. 3 singles, while Lorente Fuentes matched the effort with a 6-0, 6-0 result against Buchanan in the No. 4 spot.  Jack Desjardins (Nashua, N.H.) earned a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Cordova at No. 6 singles, and Redmond secured another flawless performance with a 6-0, 6-0 triumph over Gratton on the top court.

Hartigan came close to a perfect outing in his No. 5 singles match, defeating Jensen, 6-1, 6-0.  The most competitive matchup of the afternoon came at No. 2 singles, where Bayly-Henshaw went the distance against McIntyre.  After splitting the opening two sets, 6-2 and 3-6, Bayly-Henshaw prevailed in a match tiebreaker, 1-0 (10-6), to clinch the 7-0 team victory.

Wednesday's action also featured three exhibition doubles matches.  Gan and Ethan Teluk (Manlius, N.Y.) teamed up for a 6-1 win over Pierce and Buchanan, while Brandon Adamson (Londonderry, N.H.) and Pierce Rohm (Queensbury, N.Y.) secured a 6-0 victory against Jensen and Cordova.  David Littlefield (Goffstown, N.H.) and Noah Hernandez (New Bedford, Mass.) closed the afternoon with a 6-0, 6-1 exhibition doubles triumph over Pierce and Buchanan.

The victory marks Norwich's 29th consecutive win over the Hornets, a streak that dates back to a 9-0 sweep inside Shapiro Fieldhouse on Apr. 16, 2009.

MATCH RESULTS:
SINGLES:

• No. 1 - Jaxson Redmond (Norwich) def. David Gratton (VTSU Lyndon), 6-0, 6-0
• No. 2 - Terrance Bayly-Henshaw (Norwich) def. Wesley McIntyre (VTSU Lyndon), 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
• No. 3 - Juan Gonzalez Torres (Norwich) def. Parker Pierce (VTSU Lyndon), 6-0, 6-0
• No. 4 - Diego Lorente Fuentes (Norwich) def. Joe Buchanan (VTSU Lyndon), 6-0, 6-0
• No. 5 - Stephen Hartigan (Norwich) def. Addie Jensen (VTSU Lyndon), 6-1, 6-0
• No. 6 - Jack Desjardins (Norwich) def. Olivia Cordova (VTSU Lyndon), 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES:

• No. 1 - Redmond/Bayly-Henshaw (Norwich) def. Gratton/McIntyre (VTSU Lyndon), 6-0
• No. 2 - Gonzalez Torres/Lorente Fuentes (Norwich) def. Buchanan/Cordova (VTSU Lyndon), 6-0
• No. 3 - Hartigan/Gan (Norwich) def. Pierce/Jensen (VTSU Lyndon), 6-0

EXHIBITIONS:

• Gan/Teluk (Norwich) def. Pierce/Buchanan, 6-1
• Adamson/Rohm (Norwich) def. Jensen/Cordova, 6-0
• Littlefield/Hernandez (Norwich) def. Pierce/Buchanan, 6-0, 6-1

The Cadets will continue their three-match homestand on Saturday, Mar. 14, hosting Empire 8 cross-divisional opponent Houghton University in a non-conference matchup at 11:00 a.m. inside Shapiro Fieldhouse.  Norwich will then welcome VTSU Johnson on Wednesday, Mar. 18 to close the homestand.