ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Oswego State men's tennis team set the program record for wins on Sunday defeating Hartwick College 8-1. With the win, Oswego improves to 9-2 on the year while the Hartwick falls to 1-5.
Oswego got a great start, winning all three doubles with ease.
Sam McGrath and
Alex McCarthy took down the Hawks first doubles squad by a score of 8-2 while
Ryan Korn and
John Stanford won at second by the same score.
Nick Retzkin and
Brian Manciocchi then earned the third point with an 8-3 win at doubles.
Sam McGrath and
Alex McCarthy continued their winning performances in singles winning first and second, respectively. McGrath double-bageled his opponent while McCarthy took down his counterpart 6-0, 6-3. Korn secured another point at third, taking down Hartwick's Liam Brown 6-2, 6-1 and Manciocchi secured the seventh point at sixth defeating his opponent 6-0, 6-1.
John Stanford fought hard at fourth singles to earn the Lakers final point, going to a tie break to win. The junior won 6-3 in the first set then went 7-6 (11-9) to earn the victory in the following set.
Men's tennis will return to action at 4 p.m. on Monday as the team heads to Pennsylvania to take on Keystone College.
Singles:1.
Sam McGrath def. Krishna Patel (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-0
2.
Alex McCarthy def. John Talbot (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-3
3.
Ryan Korn def. Liam Brown (HARTWICK) 6-2, 6-1
4.
John Stanford def. Heidi Rice (HARTWICK) 6-3, 7-6
5. Ross Braue (HARTWICK) def.
Nick Retzkin 6-4, 6-4
6.
Brian Manciocchi def. Rose Natoli (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles:1.
Sam McGrath/
Alex McCarthy def. Love Patel/John Talbot (HARTWICK) 8-2
2.
Ryan Korn/
John Stanford def. Ross Braue/Liam Brown (HARTWICK) 8-2
3.
Nick Retzkin/
Brian Manciocchi def. Heidi Rice/Rose Natoli (HARTWICK) 8-3
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