Men's Tennis | 4/18/2009 11:01:12 PM

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ELMIRA, NY -- The RIT men's tennis team (7-3, 5-2 Empire 8) extended its winning streak to eight matches with a 7-2 win over Elmira College (3-15, 2-5 Empire 8) in Empire 8 action on Saturday afternoon. It is the second time in four seasons that the Tigers have won eight straight matches. RIT won eight straight in 2005.

The tigers took control of the match, winning two of the three doubles matches. The pairing of John Albers (Grands Rapids, MI/Forest Hills) (Grand Rapids, MI/Forest Hills) and Larry Hall (Fairport, NY/Fairport) (Fairport, NY/Fairport) improved their record to 8-2 with an 8-3 victory in third doubles. John Traver (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) (Clifton Park, NY/Shendehowa) and Adam Wolf (South Euclid, Ohio/Brush) (South Euclid, OH/South Euclid) improved to 8-3 on the season with an 8-0 win over Ed Brennan and Michael Leslie in second doubles.

The Tigers went on to win five-of-six matches. Wolf, one of three freshmen to get the start on Saturday, was also victorious in fifth singles, blanking his opponent, Matt Montgomery 6-0, 6-0. The other two freshmen to start in singles, Clayton Tontarski (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) (Rochester, NY/Rush Henrietta) and Max Bogue (Colchester, VT/Colchester) (Colchester, VT/Colchester) won their matches by scores of 6-2, 6-3, and 6-1, 6-1 respectively.

Traver and #Mauricio Pommier (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/German)# (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/German) rounded out the victory for the tigers, with victories in their singles matches.

The tigers are back in action on May 2 when they begin competition in the Empire 8 championship. RIT enters the tournament as the third seed.

Doubles:
1. Gabriel Cortes/Eric Klinedinst (EC) def. Jose Guzman (Guatemala/Collegio Valle Verde)/Clayton Tontarski (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) (RIT) def. Adam 8-6
2. John Traver (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa)/Adam Wolf (South Euclid, Ohio/Brush) (RIT) def. Ed Brennan/Michael Leslie (EC) 8-0
3. John Albers (Grands Rapids, MI/Forest Hills)/Larry Hall (Fairport, NY/Fairport) (RIT) def. Ryan Patterson/Matt Montgomery (EC) 8-3

Singles:
1. Gabriel Cortes (EC) def. Jose Guzman (Guatemala/Collegio Valle Verde) 6-3, 6-0
2. John Traver (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) (RIT) def. Eric Klinedinst (EC) 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
3. Clayton Tontarski (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) (RIT) def. Ryan Patterson (EC) 6-2, 6-3
4. Max Bogue (Colchester, VT/Colchester) (RIT) def. Michael Leslie (EC) 6-1, 6-1
5. Adam Wolf (South Euclid, Ohio/Brush) (RIT) def. Matt Montgomery (EC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Joshua Goldstein (Miami, FL/Palmer Trinity) (RIT) def. Ed Brennan (EC) 6-0, 6-1