Ithaca Drops Season-Opening Dual

9/30/2014 9:15:00 PM

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Ithaca College men's tennis team played its first dual match of the season Tuesday evening and fell 7-2 to visiting Hamilton. The match began outdoors at the Wheeler Tennis Courts and was then moved indoors to Glazer Arena about halfway through the doubles matches as a thunder and lightning storm moved through the area. Ithaca is 0-1 on the year, while Hamilton improved to 4-0.

The first doubles match was closely played in the early going, and Ithaca took control when it moved indoors as the duo of Jack Melhorn and Wes Davis won 8-4 over Hamilton's team of Austin Lokre and Max McKee-Proctor. Melhorn went on to win 6-4, 7-5 at first singles.

That concluded the competitive portion of the fall schedule for the men's tennnis team, who returns to action in February with a dual match at Rochester.

Hamilton 7, Ithaca 2
09/30/14 at Ithaca, N.Y.
(Wheeler Courts / Glazer Arena)

 Singles competition
1. Jack Melhorn (IC) def. Matt BILLET (HAM) 6-4, 7-5
2. James OLIVER (HAM) def. Wes Davis (IC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Jon COHEN (HAM) def. Chris Hayes (IC) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
4. Max McKEE-PROCTOR (HAM) def. Nate Wolf (IC) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Eyad NAGORI (HAM) def. Joey Hanf (IC) 6-2, 6-2
6. Alex STREICH (HAM) def. Brandon Buksbaum (IC) 6-2, 6-4

 Doubles competition
1. Wes Davis/Jack Melhorn (IC) def. Austin LOKRE/Max McKEE-PROCTOR (HAM) 8-4
2. Eyad NAGORI/James OLIVER (HAM) def. Joey Hanf/Chris Hayes (IC) 8-2
3. Matt BILLET/Alex STREICH (HAM) def. Brandon Buksbaum/Nate Wolf (IC) 8-1

Team Records:
Hamilton 4-0
Ithaca 0-1

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,3,1,2,6,4)