The Oswego State men's tennis team is off to a winning start, after sweeping all nine matches against two opponents this week. The Lakers defeated Utica on Wednesday and won their home opener against Elmira on Saturday afternoon.
In the match against Utica, first singles player Ryan Thomas won an exciting three-set match in a tiebreaker. Thomas won the first set 6-3, then lost the second set 6-2, before winning the third set in a tiebreaker 7-3. The other five singles players didn't drop a set, as each won convincingly. All three doubles teams also won by comfortable margins in the win over Utica.
In Saturday's matches against Elmira, the Lakers again won by convincing margins. Complete results are listed below.
Oswego State 9, Elmira 0
At Oswego, N.Y.
Singles Matches
1st - Ryan Thomas (O) def. A.J. Miller (E) 6-3, 6-2
2nd - Jason Marlette (O) def. Christian Austin (E) 6-2, 6-1
3rd - Luc Rogers (O) def. Chandler Paradis (E) 6-0, 6-2
4th - Paul D'Addio (O) def. Dan Moore (E) 6-2, 6-2
5th - Ron Slater (O) def. Mike Lesslie (E) 6-3, 6-0
6th - Nate Wood (O) def. Andrew Nielsen (E) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Matches
1st - Thomas/Marlette (O) def. Miller/Moore (E) 8-2
2nd - Rogers/D'Addio (O) def. Austin/Paradis (E) 8-0
3rd - Emmanuel Ezenwa/Evan McNear (O) def. Lesslie/Nielsen (E) 8-4
Oswego State 9, Utica 0
At Utica, N.Y.
Singles Matches
1st - Ryan Thomas (O) def. Mike Zielinski (U) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-3)
2nd - Jason Marlette (O) def. Paul Alexander (U) 6-2, 6-0
3rd - Luc Rogers (O) def. Santoni Vallejas (U) 6-2, 6-1
4th - Paul D'Addio (O) def. Khoa Vo (U) 6-2, 6-3
5th - Ron Slater (O) def. Adam Kudic (U) 6-0, 6-3
6th - Nate Wood (O) def. Rob Russell (U) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles Matches
1st - Thomas/Marlette (O) def. Zielinski/Alexander (U) 8-2
2nd - Rogers/D'Addio (O) def. Vallejas/Vo (U) 8-0
3rd - Emmanuel Ezenwa/Patrick Schrader (O) def. Kudic/Russell (U) 8-3
In the match against Utica, first singles player Ryan Thomas won an exciting three-set match in a tiebreaker. Thomas won the first set 6-3, then lost the second set 6-2, before winning the third set in a tiebreaker 7-3. The other five singles players didn't drop a set, as each won convincingly. All three doubles teams also won by comfortable margins in the win over Utica.
In Saturday's matches against Elmira, the Lakers again won by convincing margins. Complete results are listed below.
[b]BOX SCORE[/b]
[b]Oswego State 9, Elmira 0[/b]
Saturday, March 31 - Oswego, N.Y.
Singles Matches
1st - Ryan Thomas (O) def. A.J. Miller (E) 6-3, 6-2
2nd - Jason Marlette (O) def. Christian Austin (E) 6-2, 6-1
3rd - Luc Rogers (O) def. Chandler Paradis (E) 6-0, 6-2
4th - Paul D'Addio (O) def. Dan Moore (E) 6-2, 6-2
5th - Ron Slater (O) def. Mike Lesslie (E) 6-3, 6-0
6th - Nate Wood (O) def. Andrew Nielsen (E) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Matches
1st - Thomas/Marlette (O) def. Miller/Moore (E) 8-2
2nd - Rogers/D'Addio (O) def. Austin/Paradis (E) 8-0
3rd - Emmanuel Ezenwa/Evan McNear (O) def. Lesslie/Nielsen (E) 8-4
[b]BOX SCORE[/b]
[b]Oswego State 9, Utica 0[/b]
Wednesday, March 28 - Utica, N.Y.
Singles Matches
1st - Ryan Thomas (O) def. Mike Zielinski (U) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-3)
2nd - Jason Marlette (O) def. Paul Alexander (U) 6-2, 6-0
3rd - Luc Rogers (O) def. Santoni Vallejas (U) 6-2, 6-1
4th - Paul D'Addio (O) def. Khoa Vo (U) 6-2, 6-3
5th - Ron Slater (O) def. Adam Kudic (U) 6-0, 6-3
6th - Nate Wood (O) def. Rob Russell (U) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles Matches
1st - Thomas/Marlette (O) def. Zielinski/Alexander (U) 8-2
2nd - Rogers/D'Addio (O) def. Vallejas/Vo (U) 8-0
3rd - Emmanuel Ezenwa/Patrick Schrader (O) def. Kudic/Russell (U) 8-3