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ALFRED, N.Y. – The Oswego State men's tennis team went to three sets in three different singles matches and fell by 8-6 margins in two doubles matches during an 8-1 setback to Alfred University on Friday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Alfred 8, Oswego 1
• Location: William T. Brown Tennis Courts, Alfred, N.Y.
• Records: Alfred 2-5 | Oswego 0-2

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In doubles action, the duos of Danny Maslowski / Anthony Salerno and Robert Salerno and Raymond Paull each pushed their Saxon counterparts to the brink at 8-6.
• Paull came out strong in his singles match, taking the first set 6-0.  Adam Shearer of Alfred battled back to win 6-3 in the second set before Paull won the third 6-4.
• Maslowski was narrowly defeated at First Singles 6-4, 6-4.
• At Second Singles, Anthony Salerno rebounded from a 6-4 opening set loss to take the second set, 7-5.  It was a 10-8 third set in favor of the hosts.
• Twin brother Robert Salerno won big in the first set, 6-2, at Third Singles.  Sam Cohen of Alfred came back with 6-4 and 6-4 set scores to edge him out.
• Luis Liriano moved up to Fifth Singles and was defeated 6-0, 6-0.

WHAT'S NEXT
The men's tennis team will head to Oneonta on Saturday, May 1 for a match with the Red Dragons.