AUGUSTA, Maine - The Norwich University men's tennis team saw its record-setting 2026 season come to a close on Friday evening, falling to St. John Fisher University, 4-0, in the Empire 8 Semifinals at the A Cop Tennis & Sports Center, hosted by Thomas College in Augusta, Maine.
Norwich, the East Division's No. 2 seed, closes the spring at 13-4 overall and 4-1 in Empire 8 play after reaching the conference semifinal round for the second straight season. The Cadets also finish the year with the most wins in a single season in program history, while posting a 9-1 mark inside Shapiro Fieldhouse and a 4-2 record on the road
St. John Fisher, the West Division's top seed, advances to Saturday's Empire 8 Championship match to face Alfred University after the Saxons defeated host Thomas College, 4-0, in the day's opening semifinal.
The Cardinals established the early advantage by securing the doubles point, winning the two completed courts before the top-flight match was halted. At No. 2 doubles, Finn Whitaker and Sean Brown were first to finish, defeating
Stephen Hartigan (Tyngsboro, Mass.) and
Juan Gonzalez Torres (Toa Alta, Puerto Rico), 6-0. St. John Fisher then clinched the point on the third court, where Matthew Lincoln and Sebastian Dix earned a 6-1 win over
Diego Lorente Fuentes (Valencia, Spain) and
Reynard Gan (Chandler, Ariz.).
The No. 1 doubles match between Tyler Hernandez and Will Chubb and Norwich's pairing of
Jaxson Redmond (Kennebunkport, Maine) and
Terrance Bayly-Henshaw (Scottsville, N.Y.) went unfinished with the Cardinals holding a 4-1 edge when doubles play concluded.
St. John Fisher carried that momentum into singles competition and quickly added to its lead.
Redmond was the first singles player to see his match decided, as Hernandez claimed a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 1. The Cardinals moved one point from the finish shortly afterward when Dix defeated Hartigan, 6-0, 6-2, on the fourth court.
The deciding point came at No. 3 singles, where Lincoln turned in a 6-1, 6-1 result against Lorente Fuentes to seal the overall 4-0 semifinal win for St. John Fisher.
Three additional singles matches were left unfinished once the team decision had been reached. At No. 2, Chubb had taken the opening set, 6-1, against Bayly-Henshaw. At No. 5, Brown's match against Gonzalez Torres remained unfinished, as did the No. 6 contest between Charlie Roberts and Gan.
MATCH RESULTS:
SINGLES:
- No. 1 - Tyler Hernandez (St. John Fisher) def. Jaxson Redmond (Norwich), 6-2, 6-0
- No. 2 - Will Chubb (St. John Fisher) unfinished vs. Terrance Bayly-Henshaw (Norwich), 6-1, unfinished
- No. 3 - Matthew Lincoln (St. John Fisher) def. Diego Lorente Fuentes (Norwich), 6-1, 6-1
- No. 4 - Sebastian Dix (St. John Fisher) def. Stephen Hartigan (Norwich), 6-0, 6-2
- No. 5 - Sean Brown (St. John Fisher) unfinished vs. Juan Gonzalez Torres (Norwich), unfinished
- No. 6 - Charlie Roberts (St. John Fisher) unfinished vs. Reynard Gan (Norwich), unfinished
DOUBLES:
- No. 1 - Hernandez/Chubb (St. John Fisher) unfinished vs. Redmond/Bayly-Henshaw (Norwich), 4-1, unfinished
- No. 2 - Whitaker/Brown (St. John Fisher) def. Hartigan/Gonzalez Torres (Norwich), 6-0
- No. 3 - Lincoln/Dix (St. John Fisher) def. Lorente Fuentes/Gan (Norwich), 6-1
Friday's result closes the book on one of the strongest campaigns in Norwich men's tennis history. The Cadets broke the program record for victories with 13, advanced to the Empire 8 Semifinals for the second consecutive season, and continued to establish themselves as one of the conference's most consistent teams across the spring.
