Score: Elmira College 9 – Keuka College 0
Records: Elmira (6-5), Keuka (0-1)
Location: Murray Athletic Center Tennis Dome – Pine Valley, NY
 
Pine Valley, NY -- The Elmira College men's tennis team got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon, making quick work of Keuka College with a 9-0 sweep over the Wolfpack. It was a historic day for one senior member of the squad, as Satchal Waters '16 became the program's all-time win leader with dominant performances in both singles and doubles action.
 
The Soaring Eagles entered play on Saturday looking to put behind them a heartbreaking loss to Oswego State exactly one week ago. Elmira's razor sharp focus was evident right from the beginning, as EC jumped out to an early 3-0 advantage in doubles action.
 
Waters and Patrick Tracey '18 combined for a comfortable 8-2 win at first flight doubles. The middle pairing of Austin Mansell '16 and Chris Konow '18 continued to be absolutely dominant, sweeping the second matchup 8-0. Yu Ikeda '16 and Yaniv Kogan '18 rounded out the action with an 8-1 win in the third flight.
 
With the win in first doubles, Waters tied former EC netter Gabe Cortes '11 with 57 career victories. It took him little more than an hour to forge ahead in the Elmira record book. He scored dominant 6-0, 6-1 victory in second flight singles to notch his record breaking 58^th career triumph.
 
While the win was huge on a personal level, it was little more than a formality when it came to the match, as EC had already locked up the match with more impressive play across the lineup. Mansell swept his third flight matchup in straight sets 6-0, 6-0, while Tracey sealed the match with a 6-0, 6-1 win in the fourth singles matchup.
 
Ikeda won 6-2, 6-1 in first singles, while both Konow and Kogan swept their respective fifth and sixth singles matchups by 6-0, 6-0 scores.
 
In His Own Words…
Head Coach Tom Linhart on his team's performance…
"Today was a great win for the guys, especially after losing a tough one last weekend. It is always reassuring as a coach to see the team rally after tough losses. They came back stronger and more focused today and it certainly showed in their play."
 
Linhart on the team's dominance…
"What impressed me about today was that our guys really played a complete match. They played to the level that we all knew they were capable of. It is nice to see that the team seems to be hitting its stride with the conference slate approaching. We will need to put together more matches like this in order to realize all the goals we set out for at the beginning of this season."
 
Linhart on Waters' record breaking wins…
"Satchal epitomizes what our program is about when it comes to the team over the individual. He has really stepped up the past couple of seasons and is the heart of our team. I'm really proud of him setting this record. It has been an honor to coach him and I am excited to see him extend the record with an entire month of play remaining."
 
Scores
Singles
1. Yu Ikeda (ELMIRA) def. Peter Smock (KEUM) 6-2, 6-1
2. Satchal Waters (ELMIRA) def. Phuoc Mai (KEUM) 6-0, 6-1
3. Austin Mansell (ELMIRA) def. Mason Record (KEUM) 6-0, 6-0
4. Patrick Tracey (ELMIRA) def. Rich Matrassi (KEUM) 6-0, 6-1
5. Chris Konow (ELMIRA) def. Matt Van Valkenburg (KEUM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Yaniv Kogan (ELMIRA) def. Joe Rosario (KEUM) 6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles
1. Waters/Tracey (ELMIRA) def. Smock/Mai (KEUM) 8-2
2. Mansell/Konow (ELMIRA) def. Record/Matrassi (KEUM) 8-0
3. Ikeda/Kogan (ELMIRA) def. Truong/Rosario (KEUM) 8-1
 
News and Notes

• With the win, Elmira improves to 6-2 on its home courts this season.
• With two wins this afternoon, Waters became Elmira's all-time wins leader (59).
• Mansell continued to be right on Waters' heels when it comes to the all-time wins record. With his two sweeps this afternoon, the senior netter now has 57 career victories.
• Today's singles win, give Mansell 30 career singles victories. Waters is right on his tail with 29 career singles wins.
• Mansell has now won six straight matches in which he has played, EC's longest active streak.
• Tracey continued to extend his breakout second season, securing his eighth singles win to move within two of tying the all-time single-season record.
• Konow, Ikeda and Kogan continued their strong work in doubles play, as each recorded their seventh win in doubles this season.

 
Up Next
Elmira will have a two-week layoff until its next contest on Saturday, April 2nd, when the Soaring Eagles open Empire 8 Conference play against Utica College. The opening serve is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at the Murray Athletic Center in Pine Valley, NY.