Stony Brook University’#146;s men’#146;s tennis team looks less like a squadof athletes heading into the America East Championships’#151;more like a runawayfreight train.

The Seawolves shutout their opponents in their last two matches and have wonfour straight. The last victory against Quinnipiac on Tuesday was won 7-0.

‘Everyone’#146;s in a good mindset,’ head coach Gary Glassman said.

Glassman said he’#146;s tried to keep everything the same going into the championships,not changing the workouts or schedules.

‘I just try to create a more intense environment,’ he said. ‘Just want to keep everyone sharp and ready.’

The Seawolves travel to the Connecticut Tennis Center this weekend as one ofthe top teams. The biggest threats are Hartford, who played in the conferencefinal last year, and Binghamton.

‘It’#146;s really wide open,’ Glassman said. ‘It’#146;s reallywhoever’#146;s playing best this weekend.’

SBU earned a bye through the first round and will play the winner of the Binghamton-NewHampshire game. The Seawolves would rather see New Hampshire, but the upsetis unlikely.

Stony Brook already took one from Binghamton on April 12 by a narrow 4-3 victory.’We’#146;re going to have to come out firing like we did the first time,’Glassman said.

They also swept the doubles matches last time out against Hartford. The winscan prove to be a mental edge as the Seawolves advance through the rounds andpossibly meet both teams. But the players are eyeing the championship.

‘We think we can win,’ freshman James Carpenter said.

Against Quinnipiac, led by freshman Jens Pillgram-Larsen of Norway, the playersdominated both the singles and doubles matches. They won every match in straightsets.

Pillgram-Larsen, ranked the team’#146;s top singles and doubles player witha 10-6 singles record, defeated his opponent without losing a game, 6-0, 6-0.He also teamed with Gareth Williams for a 9-7 disposal.

Against Quinnipiac was the second consecutive time the Seawolves left theiropponent scoreless. They served Hartford the same fate in a 5-0 victory in theirhome finale.

But one athlete won’#146;t carry SBU through the tournament. Glassman saideveryone must contribute and he said he believes they can.

‘#145;It may be the top of the lineup one day and the bottom on the other,’he said.

With closely matched team every match may be a nail-biter. ‘Every pointis huge,’ Glassman said.

He said the doubles point is crucial in this weekend. If the Seawolves winthe doubles point by winning two out of three of the doubles matches, they willonly have to win three of the six singles matches to win and advance as a team.

Stony Brook earned the second seed behind Hartford. Carpenter said the teamfeels less pressure and the recent wins prove they’#146;re playing better.

If the Seawolves advance past the second round they’#146;ll probably face top-seededHartford. ‘We think we’#146;re the better team,’ Carpenter said.

‘If we play well we can beat them.’

SBU leaves tomorrow to play in their first-ever conference championship carryingwins and the swagger of a winner.

‘We’#146;re ready to play,’ Carpenter said. ‘Everyone on theteam is psyched and ready to play in this tournament.’