Score: SUNY Oneonta 9, Elmira College 0
Records: Oneonta (1-0), Elmira (0-2)
Location: Murray Athletic Center – Pine Valley, N.Y.
PINE VALLEY, N.Y. -- The Elmira College men's tennis team suffered a 9-0 setback to SUNY Oneonta in its spring-opening match at the Murray Athletic Center on Wednesday afternoon.
The Red Dragons opened the match by claiming all three doubles contests, dropping just two games in the process. EC's top doubles tandem of
Stephen Gervase '20 and
Ravi Chauma '21 won the only two games, as the duo fell by an 8-2 score.
Singles action proved to be much of the same, as Oneonta earned straight-set wins at all six positions. Gervase had the closest match of the day, falling at the No. 1 singles position by a 6-2, 6-1 score line.
Scores
Singles
1. Marco Ammirati (ONEONTA) def.
Stephen Gervase (ELMIRA) 6-2, 6-1
2. Nicholas Fox (ONEONTA) def.
Jordan Curtis (ELMIRA) 6-0, 6-0
3. Dalton Capobianco (ONEONTA) def.
Zackarie Stedge (ELMIRA) 6-1, 6-0
4. Riley Smith (ONEONTA) def.
Ravi Chauma (ELMIRA) 6-0, 6-0
5. Alexander Reiley (ONEONTA) def.
Frank Endieveri III (ELMIRA) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jack Clayton (ONEONTA) def.
Torin Nethaway (ELMIRA) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1. Ammirati/Fox (ONEONTA) def. Gervase/Chauma (ELMIRA) 8-2
2. Smith/Capobianco (ONEONTA) def. Curtis/Endieveri III (ELMIRA) 8-0
3. Cohen Clayton (ONEONTA) def. Stedge/Nethaway (ELMIRA) 8-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,3,4,1,5,6)
News and Notes
- Elmira played in its home-opening match this afternoon.
- Nethaway made his first collegiate appearance for the Soaring Eagles today.
- Gervase logged the most games this afternoon (5).
Up Next
The Purple and Gold return to the courts on Saturday, February 23, when they host the Royals of the University of Scranton. The non-league match is slated for 1:00 p.m. at the Murray Athletic Center in Pine Valley, New York.
