Box Score

Pine Valley, NY -- The Elmira College men's tennis team evened their record at 2-2 with a 5-4 victory over Oswego State. The win extends EC's win streak over the Lakers to nine matches, a stretch that spans seven years.
 
The Soaring Eagles found themselves in a battle from the start, but were able to take a 2-1 lead after the completion of doubles. Keith Bujak '15 and Satchal Waters '16 had little trouble at first doubles, as they jumped out to a 5-2 lead and cruised to an 8-3 victory. EC's second doubles team of Austin Mansell '16 and Chris Konow '18 also held a 5-2 advantage, but they dropped consecutive games and went into the changeover with a 5-4 lead. Mansell and Konow regrouped, made some adjustments, and closed out the match 8-4. Oswego picked-up their doubles point at the third position, taking down Scott Ferron '16 and Yaniv Kogan '18, 8-2.
 
The first four singles matches took to the court, and all were close in the early going. Waters was the first to come off the court, expanding EC's lead to 3-1 with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at second singles. Konow followed shortly after, putting the Soaring Eagles one point from victory with a 6-2, 7-5 win at fourth singles. The clinching point came from Mansell, who posted a 6-3, 6-4 win at third singles. The Lakers won the final three matches on the court, which included a three-set defeat for Bujak at the number one spot, to bring the match to a 5-4 final.
 
EC returns to action on Sunday, March 22nd when they host Lycoming College in their final non-conference match of the season. The match is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. in the Murray Athletic Center.
 
Singles Competition
1. Alex McCarthy (OSWEGO) def. Keith Bujak (ELMIRA) 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
2. Satchal Waters (ELMIRA) def. Johnathan Stanford (OSWEGO) 6-3, 6-1
3. Austin Mansell (ELMIRA) def. Spencer Thorn (OSWEGO) 6-3, 6-4
4. Chris Konow (ELMIRA) def. Tim Van Hine (OSWEGO) 6-2, 7-5
5. Justin D'Antonio (OSWEGO) def. Yaniv Kogan (ELMIRA) 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Sam Moores (OSWEGO) def. Scott Ferron (ELMIRA) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles Competition
1. Bujak/Waters (ELMIRA) def. McCarthy/Brian Lyudemer (OSWEGO) 8-3
2. Mansell/Konow (ELMIRA) def. Thorn/Van Hine (OSWEGO) 8-4
3. D'Antonio/Moores (OSWEGO) def. Ferron/Kogan (ELMIRA) 8-2