OSWEGO, NY – The Lakers hit the road this afternoon to take on the Nazareth Golden Flyers in an empire 8 match-up.

THE BASICS

Final Score
Oswego 2 (1-2, 0-0 Empire 8)
Nazareth 7 (6-5, 2-0 Empire 8)

HOW IT HAPPENED
In a competitive matchup at the Golisano Training Center, the Nazareth men's tennis team secured a 7-2 victory over Oswego.

Doubles Recap
Nazareth took two out of three doubles matches:

• #1 Doubles: Max Funiciello and Griffin Bond (NAZ) defeated Matthew Mannara and Zach Demott (OSW) 8-5.
• #2 Doubles: Chris Benedict and Noah Britton (NAZ) won 8-5 against Austin Davis and Miguel Garcia (OSW).
• #3 Doubles: Oswego secured their first point as Colin Byer and Tyler Yhun (OSW) claimed an 8-5 victory over Pierre Ntonga and David Tuller (NAZ).

Singles Recap
Nazareth dominated singles play, winning five of six matchups:

• #1 Singles: Griffin Bond (NAZ) defeated Matthew Mannara (OSW) 6-3, 7-6 (7).
• #2 Singles: Max Funiciello (NAZ) overpowered Austin Davis (OSW) 6-3, 6-1.
• #3 Singles: Pierre Ntonga (NAZ) defeated Zach Demott (OSW) 6-4, 6-2.
• #4 Singles: Noah Britton (NAZ) handled Colin Byer (OSW) 6-2, 6-1.
• #5 Singles: Oswego earned their second point as Miguel Garcia (OSW) defeated Enoch Li (NAZ) 6-4, 6-3.
• #6 Singles: In a three-set battle, Chris Benedict (NAZ) edged Trevor Stern (OSW) 4-6, 6-4, 10-6.

Final Score: Nazareth 7, Oswego 2
With this result, Nazareth improved to 6-5 overall (2-0 E8), while Oswego fell to 1-2 (0-1 E8)

WHAT'S NEXT
Men's tennis will head to St John Fisher University this Saturday for their first of two matches this weekend.