Kasyanov remained sizzling hot heading into the season’s stretch run. The reigning NEC Player of Year won a pair of No. 1 singles contests last week to run his singles win streak to 13 straight contests. With the NEC Championships two weeks away, Kasyanov took down the No. 1 player on conference rival Fairleigh Dickinson. Kasyanov eased his way past FDU’s Ibrahim Shams, 6-1, 6-1, in a straight sets victory that gave the Pioneers’ a crucial point in their 4-3 team triumph. The win moved Kasyanov’s record against NEC opponents to 5-0. With Sacred Heart stepping out of conference to face Constitution State rival Harford, Kasyanov posted another straight-set victory as part of the Pioneers’ 7-0 team shutout. The decorated veteran topped Hartford’s Aneil Bhalla, 6-2, 6-3. Kasyanov has won 13 of 15 No. 1 singles contests during dual match play and owns a 22-6 overall record at the top singles spot.