HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- The Oswego State men's tennis team dropped a 9-0 contest at Houghton College on Wednesday afternoon. Oswego falls to 2-2 on the season, including its fall record, while the Highlanders improve to 3-1.

Following a hot start by Houghton's Zach Shilvock, the Lakers' John Stanford attempted to turn things around by holding serve in his first few games of the second set. Despite fighting hard, he eventually dropped the second set by a 6-3 score.

Chris Gayvert and Brian Emigholz also battled to the finish at second and third singles. Gayvert nabbed a pair of games in the first set before succumbing 6-1 in the latter stanza. Emigholz earned three games in the first and putting on some pressure, held two in the second set.

In doubles competition, the pairing of Tyler Buxbaum and Gayvert at third doubles put the most pressure on the home team. The team forced a tiebreaker after leveling the score at 7-7. In a first to seven breaker, the Lakers earned four points, but could not keep pace, eventually falling 7-4.

In the other doubles matches, Nick Retzkin and Emigholz fell by a score of 8-5 and the pair of Dillon McDonald and Stanford fell 8-1.

Men's tennis returns to the courts, as they travel to play Elmira at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 4.

 
 
Houghton College 9, Oswego State 0
 
Singles competition:
1. Zach Shilvock (HOUGHTON) def. John Stanford (OSWEGO) 6-0, 6-3
2. Jordan Crouch (HOUGHTON) def. Chris Gayvert (OSWEGO) 6-2, 6-1
3. Michael Cha (HOUGHTON) def. Brian Emigholz (OSWEGO) 6-3, 6-2
4. Jordan Scott (HOUGHTON) def. Nick Retzkin (OSWEGO) 6-1, 6-1
5. Jake Fisler (HOUGHTON) def. Tyler Buxbaum (OSWEGO) 6-0, 6-2
6. Connor Barnes (HOUGHTON) def. Jimmy Terzian (OSWEGO) 6-0, 6-1
 
Doubles competition:
1. Zach Shilvock/Jordan Crouch (HOUGHTON) def. John Stanford/Dillon McDonald (OSWEGO) 8-1
2. Jordan Scott/Bjorn Webb (HOUGHTON) def. Brian Emigholz/Nick Retzkin (OSWEGO) 8-5
3. Michael Cha/Jake Fisler (HOUGHTON) def. Tyler Buxbaum/Chris Gayvert (OSWEGO) 8-7