Score: Elmira College 7 – Oswego State 2
Records: Elmira (1-3), Oswego (2-3)
Location: Murray Athletic Center – Pine Valley, N.Y.
 
PINE VALLEY, N.Y. -- The Elmira College men's tennis team earned a convincing 7-2 victory over non-conference opponent Oswego State today at the Murray Athletic Center Tennis Domes. The Soaring Eagles swept doubles action and bested the Lakers 4-2 in singles competition.

EC got off to a quick start with the first doubles team of Theo Tran '20 and Patrick Tracey '18, as they earned a convincing 8-0 victory in the first match. The duo of Chris Konow '18 and Stephen Gervase '20 finished next in second doubles, besting the team of Jon Matros and Brian Emigholz by a score of 8-2, earning their first win as a duo. Anthony Colavito '20 and Yaniv Kogan '18 wrapped up the sweep with an 8-3 victory of their own, their first win as a pair this season, at third doubles.  

The Soaring Eagles started off the singles competition with the same intensity that they employed in doubles action, as Colavito bested Jimmy Terzian in dominant fashion, 6-4, 6-1, at second singles. Tracey also topped his opponent dominantly, only dropping one point in his third singles victory over Matros, 6-0, 6-1. 

Tran's match at first singles was decidedly tougher as he had to earn a comeback victory over John Stanford. After dropping the first set, 4-6, the Houston, Texas, native went on the win the second by a score of 6-2, forcing a decisive third set. In the final set, Tran stormed out to an early lead and held on to win, 10-2, giving him the set and the match.

Kogan wrapped up Elmira's impressive day, as he beat Emigholz in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, at fifth singles.

Unfortunately for EC, it was unable to sweep all of the matches today, losing at both fourth and sixth singles. Konow was bested by Chris Gayvert in a hard-fought match, 6-3, 6-4, at fourth singles and Jordan Curtis '19 was defeated, 6-2, 6-3, by Tyler Buxbaum at sixth singles.

In His Own Words…
Head Coach Tom Linhart on the team's strong performance in doubles competition…
"Today we really played top notch doubles. We did the little things right, from playing with controlled aggression and high energy to executing inside the baseline and at the net. It was a pleasure to watch us out there today."
 
Coach Linhart on the performance of his first, second and third singles competitors…
"We have really been focusing on playing to our strengths and within ourselves, and I felt we did just that. All of our guys went out and competed hard."
 
Coach Linhart's general thoughts about today's big win…
"I think overall we played very solid today. I think that the guys put themselves in the right position to win."
 
Scores
Singles
1. Theo Tran (ELMIRA) def. John Stanford (OSWEGO) 4-6, 6-2, 10-2
2. Anthony Colavito (ELMIRA) def. Jimmy Terzian (OSWEGO) 6-4, 6-1
3. Patrick Tracey (ELMIRA) def. Jon Matros (OSWEGO) 6-0, 6-1
4. Chris Gayvert (OSWEGO) def. Chris Konow (ELMIRA) 6-3, 6-4
5. Yaniv Kogan (ELMIRA) def. Brian Emigholz (OSWEGO) 6-3, 6-4
6. Tyler Buxbaum (OSWEGO) def. Jordan Curtis (ELMIRA) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
1. Theo Tran/Patrick Tracey (ELMIRA) def. John Stanford/Dillon McDonald (OSWEGO) 8-0
2. Chris Konow/Stephen Gervase (ELMIRA) def. Jon Matros/Brian Emigholz (OSWEGO) 8-2
3. Anthony Colavito/Yaniv Kogan (ELMIRA) def. Tyler Buxbaum/Chris Gayvert (OSWEGO) 8-3
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,3,1,4,6,5)

News and Notes

• Elmira improved to 1-3 on the season.
• The Soaring Eagles now own a 15-12 lead in the all-time series between the two programs.
• Tran picked up his first singles victory of his collegiate career today.
• Kogan also earned his first singles win of the season.
• The duo of Konow and Gervase picked up their first doubles victory as a pair this season.
• The pair of Colavito and Kogan also earned their first win as a team in today's outing.

 
 
Up Next
Elmira returns to action on March 17, when it travels to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to challenge Pennsylvania College of Technology. The contest is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m.