Score: Houghton College 6, Elmira College 3
Records: Elmira (7-8, 1-3 E8), Houghton (7-5, 2-1 E8)
Location: Houghton Tennis Courts – Houghton, NY
 
Houghton, NY -- Elmira College men's tennis suffered its third conference loss of the season this evening on the road to Houghton College, 6-3. With the defeat, Elmira falls below .500 on the year, while the Highlanders improve to 7-5 on the 2016 campaign.
 
Houghton opened the match by winning two of the three doubles points, earning victories at the second and third positions. Elmira's lone doubles win came at the top spot, as seniors Satchal Waters '16 and Austin Mansell '16 teamed up for an 8-4 victory. The win for Waters and Mansell is their first as a duo this season.
 
The Highlanders controlled the action in singles as well, earning wins at spots third through sixth. Similar to doubles, Waters and Mansell were the only two players to walk away with victories.
 
After dropping the first set 6-2, Waters rallied in impressive form, winning the next two sets by 6-1, 6-1 scores to defeat the reigning Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week, Chase Rangel. The win for Waters is his first third-set victory of the season, as well as his first win at the top singles position.
 
Mansell also had a tough match that he pulled out, although his finished in straight sets. The West Lebanon, NH, native earned a break in each of the sets to pull out a 6-3, 7-5 win at second singles, his first win at the second spot this year. With the win, Mansell moved into a four-way tie for first place in program history for single-season singles victories.
 
Scores
Singles
1. Satchal Waters (ELMIRA) def. Chase Rangel (HOUGHTON) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
2. Austin Mansell (ELMIRA) def. Jordan Crouch (HOUGHTON) 6-3, 7-5
3. Zach Shilvock (HOUGHTON) def. Patrick Tracey (ELMIRA) 6-2, 6-3
4. Jordan Scott (HOUGHTON) def. Chris Konow (ELMIRA) 6-2, 6-0
5. Bjorn Webb (HOUGHTON) def. Yaniv Kogan (ELMIRA) 6-3, 6-1
6. Conner Barnes (HOUGHTON) def. Jordan Curtis (ELMIRA) 6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles
1. Waters/Mansell (ELMIRA) def. Chase Rangel (HOUGHTON) 8-4
2. Scott/Webb def. Tracey/Upham (ELMIRA) 8-3
3. Barnes/Shilvock (HOUGHTON) def. Konow/Kogan (ELMIRA) 8-4
 
News and Notes

• Elmira falls to 0-5 in road matches this season (7-3 at home).
• Mansell moved into a four-way tie for first place in single-season history for singles wins.
• Waters and Mansell picked up their first win of the season as a doubles tandem.
• Waters tallied the first victory of his collegiate career at first singles.
• Mansell earned his first win of the year at second singles.

 
Up Next
Elmira will look to bounce back from today's setback tomorrow afternoon, when the Soaring Eagles travel to face Alfred University in a pivotal Empire 8 match. Saturday's conference bout is slated for 1:00 p.m. at the William T. Brown Tennis Courts in Alfred, NY.