Cardinals Edge Saxons; Golden Flyers Cruise by Houghton
Nazareth v Houghton
Host Nazareth won a non-conference men's tennis match against Houghton Tuesday as the Golden Flyers won five of six singles matches in a 7-2 win over the Highlanders.
Nazareth improved to 4-10 overall, while Houghton dropped to 4-8.
The closest match was at first singles, where senior
Erik Manske rallied from a first-set setback to win the match with 6-2, 7-5 set scores. Senior
Nick Lord, junior
Matt Jennings, sophomore
Scott Trobert and freshman
Christian Bryant also won their singles matches in straight sets.
Nazareth dropped a point at first doubles, but won at #2 doubles behind the team of Bryant and Lord. Likewise at #3 doubles, Jennings and sophomore
Brian Rosiek combined for a point.
St. John Fisher v Alfred
The St. John Fisher College men's tennis team ran its winning streak to three matches on Tuesday after downing Alfred University 5-4 at Mendon Racquet Club. With the win, Fisher improves to 7-8 on the season, while the Saxons dip to 10-7.
Sheldon Mitchell and
Nathaniel Ligon continued their dominance in singles competition as each picked up a point for the Cardinals. Mitchell posted a convincing 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles, while Ligon bested his opponent 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 singles.
Adam Moran and
Kyle Stich rounded out the scoring in one-on-one competition, winning their matches at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively.
Fisher's final point came at No. 3 doubles as Moran paired up with
Daniel Tedesco for an 8-2 victory.