<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://cnusports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>CNU Sports</title><link>https://www.cnusports.com/rss.aspx?path=mten</link><description>Latest news items for Christopher Newport University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://www.cnusports.com/rss?path=mten" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><managingEditor>jessica.morris@cnu.edu (Christopher Newport University Athletics)</managingEditor><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Vincent Truong Collects Academic All-District Recognition from the College Sports Communicators</title><link>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/13/mens-tennis-vincent-truong-collects-academic-all-district-recognition-from-the-college-sports-communicators.aspx</link><guid>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/13/mens-tennis-vincent-truong-collects-academic-all-district-recognition-from-the-college-sports-communicators.aspx</guid><category>Men's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Vincent Truong" src="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/13/2025-0910-MTEN-Photo-Day-Selects-18.jpg" /><br /><br />NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Capping off a stellar career on and off the tennis courts for Christopher Newport, senior Vincent Truong was named an Academic All-District selection by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) for a third consecutive season this week. Truong becomes just the third CNU men's tennis player to garner the recognition three times in his career.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/13/2025-0910-MTEN-Photo-Day-Selects-18.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/13/2025-0910-MTEN-Photo-Day-Selects-18.jpg"><media:title>Vincent Truong</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/13/2025-0910-MTEN-Photo-Day-Selects-18.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 11:44:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19931</s:story_id></item><item><title>Seven CNU Men's Tennis Players Earn All-Conference Honors from the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference</title><link>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/8/seven-cnu-mens-tennis-players-earn-all-conference-honors-from-the-coast-to-coast-athletic-conference.aspx</link><guid>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/8/seven-cnu-mens-tennis-players-earn-all-conference-honors-from-the-coast-to-coast-athletic-conference.aspx</guid><category>Men's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CNU Men's Tennis 2026 All-Conference" src="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/7/2026_Men_s_Tennis_All-Conference.jpg" /><br /><br />NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Men's Tennis postseason awards were announced on Friday afternoon with seven Christopher Newport Captains earning selection in the All-Conference honors. Five Captains earned All-Conference recognition in both singles and doubles including a pair of CNU players, Barrett Foster and Nathan Russell, securing first team recognition in both disciplines.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/7/2026_Men_s_Tennis_All-Conference.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/7/2026_Men_s_Tennis_All-Conference.jpg"><media:title>CNU Men's Tennis 2026 All-Conference</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/7/2026_Men_s_Tennis_All-Conference.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2026 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19915</s:story_id></item><item><title>No. 25 CNU Men's Tennis Falls to No. 13 Mary Washington in C2C Championship, 4-2</title><link>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/2/no-25-cnu-mens-tennis-falls-in-no-13-mary-washington-in-c2c-championship-4-2.aspx</link><guid>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/2/no-25-cnu-mens-tennis-falls-in-no-13-mary-washington-in-c2c-championship-4-2.aspx</guid><category>Men's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Barrett Foster" src="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/2/Barrett_Foster__2_.jpg" /><br /><br />FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- In a top-25 showdown for the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Championship, the top-seeded hosts and 13th-ranked Mary Washington Eagles outlasted the 25th-ranked Christopher Newport Captains, 4-2, to capture the team's fourth title in the last five years. CNU picked up a pair of wins in singles before the Eagles clinched the championship with the win at No. 4.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/2/Barrett_Foster__2_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/2/Barrett_Foster__2_.jpg"><media:title>Barrett Foster</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/2/Barrett_Foster__2_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 2 May 2026 13:07:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19894</s:story_id></item><item><title>No. 25 CNU Men's Tennis Advances to 2026 C2C Championship Match With 4-0 Win Over Salisbury</title><link>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/1/no-25-cnu-mens-tennis-advances-to-2026-c2c-championship-match-with-4-0-win-over-salisbury.aspx</link><guid>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/5/1/no-25-cnu-mens-tennis-advances-to-2026-c2c-championship-match-with-4-0-win-over-salisbury.aspx</guid><category>Men's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nathan Russell" src="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/1/Nathan_Russell__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- The nationally-ranked Christopher Newport men's tennis team made quick work of third-seeded Salisbury University (9-8) on Friday morning to capture a 4-0 win and advance to the 2026 Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Championship Match. The Captains improved to 12-7 overall this season with the win in the conference semifinals and will face top-seeded host Mary Washington at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/1/Nathan_Russell__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/1/Nathan_Russell__1_.jpg"><media:title>Nathan Russell</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/1/Nathan_Russell__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2026 14:41:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19890</s:story_id></item><item><title>No. 25 CNU Men's Tennis Set to Open Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Tournament As Second Seed Friday</title><link>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/4/30/no-25-cnu-mens-tennis-set-to-open-coast-to-coast-athletic-conference-tournament-as-second-seed-friday.aspx</link><guid>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/4/30/no-25-cnu-mens-tennis-set-to-open-coast-to-coast-athletic-conference-tournament-as-second-seed-friday.aspx</guid><category>Men's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Vincent Truong" src="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/30/2025-0910-MTEN-Photo-Day-Selects-23.jpg" /><br /><br />FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- The nationally-ranked Christopher Newport men's tennis team is poised to defend its conference championship this weekend as the second-seeded Captains (11-7) will take on #3-seed Salisbury University in the semifinal round of the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Championship on Friday. The semifinals will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the University of Mary Washington with both teams advancing to Saturday for the championship or third place match.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/30/2025-0910-MTEN-Photo-Day-Selects-23.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/30/2025-0910-MTEN-Photo-Day-Selects-23.jpg"><media:title>Vincent Truong</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/30/2025-0910-MTEN-Photo-Day-Selects-23.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:19:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19887</s:story_id></item><item><title>No. 27 CNU Men's Tennis Celebrates Senior Day With a Pair of Wins; Captains Drop Randolph 7-0, Salisbury 6-1</title><link>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/4/25/no-27-cnu-mens-tennis-celebrates-senior-day-with-a-pair-of-wins-captains-drop-randolph-7-0-salisbury-6-1.aspx</link><guid>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/4/25/no-27-cnu-mens-tennis-celebrates-senior-day-with-a-pair-of-wins-captains-drop-randolph-7-0-salisbury-6-1.aspx</guid><category>Men's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Alex Seretis" src="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/25/Alex_Seretis__4_.jpg" /><br /><br />NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The nationally-ranked CNU men's tennis team celebrated Senior Day on Saturday afternoon with a pair of dominant victories. The Captains improved to 11-7 overall this season with a 7-0 shutout over Randolph College (12-5) and a 6-1 win against Salisbury University (9-5).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/25/Alex_Seretis__4_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/25/Alex_Seretis__4_.jpg"><media:title>Alex Seretis</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/25/Alex_Seretis__4_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19874</s:story_id></item><item><title>CNU Rookie Nathan Russell Wins Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week Honors</title><link>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/4/21/cnu-rookie-nathan-russell-wins-coast-to-coast-athletic-conference-mens-tennis-player-of-the-week-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/4/21/cnu-rookie-nathan-russell-wins-coast-to-coast-athletic-conference-mens-tennis-player-of-the-week-honors.aspx</guid><category>Men's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nathan Russell" src="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/21/2025-0910-MTEN-Photo-Day-Selects-529.jpg" /><br /><br />NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Christopher Newport freshman Nathan Russell (Jacksonville, Fla.) was named the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week after leading the Captains against a pair of top-ten opponents on the road.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/21/2025-0910-MTEN-Photo-Day-Selects-529.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/21/2025-0910-MTEN-Photo-Day-Selects-529.jpg"><media:title>Nathan Russell</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/21/2025-0910-MTEN-Photo-Day-Selects-529.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:20:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19862</s:story_id></item><item><title>Captains Nipped at No. 8 Johns Hopkins in Hard-Fought Matchup, 4-3</title><link>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/4/19/mens-tennis-captains-nipped-at-no-8-johns-hopkins-in-hard-fought-matchup-4-3.aspx</link><guid>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/4/19/mens-tennis-captains-nipped-at-no-8-johns-hopkins-in-hard-fought-matchup-4-3.aspx</guid><category>Men's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nathan Russell" src="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/19/Nathan_Russell.jpg" /><br /><br />BALTIMORE, Md. -- Taking on another top-ten opponent in the 8th-ranked Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (12-5), the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport men's tennis team battled hard before suffering a narrow 4-3 setback on the road. The Captains fell to 9-7 and were led by rookie Nathan Russell and sophomore Gabe Smith, each with a pair of wins against the highly-ranked foe.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/19/Nathan_Russell.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/19/Nathan_Russell.jpg"><media:title>Nathan Russell</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/19/Nathan_Russell.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:04:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19855</s:story_id></item><item><title>Captains Men's Tennis Falls on the Road at No. 7 Swarthmore, 6-1</title><link>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/4/18/captains-mens-tennis-falls-on-the-road-at-no-7-swarthmore-6-1.aspx</link><guid>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/4/18/captains-mens-tennis-falls-on-the-road-at-no-7-swarthmore-6-1.aspx</guid><category>Men's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ivan Ceric" src="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/18/Ivan_Ceric__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- The Christopher Newport men's tennis team traveled to Swarthmore College (16-6) to take on the seventh-ranked Garnet on a steamy Saturday afternoon. The Captains fell, 6-1, in the match and dropped their overall season record to 9-6.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/Ivan_Ceric__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/Ivan_Ceric__1_.jpg"><media:title>Ivan Ceric</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/Ivan_Ceric__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:05:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19850</s:story_id></item><item><title>FEATURE: CNU Senior Alex Seretis Closing Tennis Career Prepared to Serve Country in United States Navy</title><link>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/4/16/general-feature-cnu-senior-alex-seretis-closing-tennis-career-prepared-to-serve-country-in-united-states-navy.aspx</link><guid>https://cnusports.com/news/2026/4/16/general-feature-cnu-senior-alex-seretis-closing-tennis-career-prepared-to-serve-country-in-united-states-navy.aspx</guid><category>General, Men's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Alex Seretis" src="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/16/Alex_Seretis__3_.jpg" /><br /><br />When Alex Seretis began classes at Christopher Newport University in August of 2022, his plan was in place. He would major in finance, play on the Captains' tennis team, graduate in four years and go into the business world.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/16/Alex_Seretis__3_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/16/Alex_Seretis__3_.jpg"><media:title>Alex Seretis</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://cnusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/16/Alex_Seretis__3_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:10:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19843</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>