Score: St. John Fisher College 8 – Elmira College 1
Records: St. John Fisher (7-8, 6-2 E8), Elmira (8-8, 3-5 E8)
Location: Mendon Racquet & Pool Club – Pittsford, N.Y.
 
PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Elmira College men's tennis fell in its final match of the 2016-17 season to St. John Fisher College by an 8-1 final score at the Mendon Racquet & Pool Club in Pittsford, New York. The lone winner of the afternoon for the Soaring Eagles was third-year netter Patrick Tracey '18, whose three-set win this afternoon placed him in a four-way tie for the most wins in single-season program history (21), a milestone the Bardonia, New York, native has reached in back-to-back seasons.  
 
Tracey rolled to a 6-2 win in the opening set, but his counterpart from St. John Fisher, John Miller, rallied with an impressive 6-1 victory in the second frame. However, Tracey showed his resiliency by edging Miller on his home court by a single break of serve in the third to win the match in three sets 6-2, 1-6, 6-3.
 
The win for Tracey not only tied the single-season total wins record, it also went down as the second-highest single-season singles win total in EC history. Tracey's 12 singles victories, nine of which have come at the No. 3 position, tie his former teammate Austin Mansell '16 for the two spot in the record book. Tracey is now the proud owner of the top two single-season singles win totals in Elmira's history, after setting the program record with 13 victories during the 2015-16 campaign.
 
Tracey nearly set a new EC benchmark for single-season wins, but came up just short in doubles action with partner Theo Tran '20, as the duo were edged by Fisher's top tandem by a single break of serve, 8-6. Elmira also fell at the second and third doubles positions by scorers of 8-2 and 8-3, respectively.
 
Aside from Tracey's win, every other singles match today ended in straight sets in favor of the Cardinals. The closest match outside of Tracey's took place at the No. 5 spot, as rookie Stephen Gervase '20 fell to Fisher's Jerret Pelton, 7-5, 6-2.
 
Scores
Singles
1. Kevin Kulawiec (SJFC) def. Theo Tran (ELMIRA) 6-0, 6-1
2. Quinn Magiera (SJFC) def. Anthony Colavito (ELMIRA) 6-2, 6-2
3. Patrick Tracey (ELMIRA) def. John Miller (SJFC) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
4. Jacob Zarzycki (SJFC) def. Yaniv Kogan (ELMIRA) 6-3, 6-2
5. Jarrett Pelton (SJFC) def. Stephen Gervase (ELMIRA) 7-5, 6-2
6. Dustin McCullough (SJFC) def. Jordan Curtis (ELMIRA) 6-1, 6-0
 
Doubles
1. Kulawiec/Magiera (SJFC) def. Tracey/Tran (ELMIRA) 8-6
2. Zarzycki/ McCullough (SJFC) def. Konow/Gervase (ELMIRA) 8-2
3. Moran/Miller (SJFC) def. Kogan/Colavito (ELMIRA) 8-3
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,6,4,2,5,3)
 
News and Notes

• Today's match marks the final contest of the 2016-17 season for the Soaring Eagles.
• Elmira ends the year with an 8-8 overall record and a 3-5 mark within the Empire 8.
• Tracey tied Elmira's single-season total wins record with 21 victories.
• Tracey's 12 singles victories are tied for second most in EC history.
• Tracey improved to 11-2 in his last 13 matches.