Men's Tennis | 3/7/2012 10:00:00 AM

ORLANDO, FL -- The RIT men's tennis team (3-3) took down Albion 5-4 on Tuesday in sunny Orlando, Florida.  The Tigers got out to a slow start, dropping all three doubles matches, but came back to win five-of-six singles to win the match.

Amos Baptiste (Brooklyn, NY/Midwood) needed a come-from-behind effort to take down David Richter at second singles.  Richter took the first set, 6-7,  but Baptiste came back, winning the second 6-1 and the third 7-6.

Clayton Tontarski (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) defeated Tucker Blake at first singles in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.  Max Bogue (Colchester, VT/Colchester) was victorious at fourth singles, defeating Billy Sessions 6-3, 6-4, while Larry Hall (Fairport, NY/Fairport) defeated Steve Manciu at fifth singles, 6-3, 6-2.  Mark Gonzalez (Jersey City, NJ/High Tech) was RIT's other winner, defeating Brandon Kosinski in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.

The Tigers are back in action on Wednesday, when they take on Marian University at 2:30 p.m. in Orlando.

Doubles:
1) Blake/Richter (ALB) def. Tontarski/Abisalih (RIT) 8-2
2) Sessions/Frank (ALB) def. Hall/Bogue (RIT) 8-6
3) Nawraki/Kosinski (ALB) def. Baptiste/Stocker (RIT) 8-6

Singles:
1) Tontarski (RIT) def. Blake (ALB) 6-4, 6-2
2) Baptiste (RIT) def. Richter (ALB) 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-6 (4)
3) Frank (ALB) def. Abisalih (RIT) 6-2, 6-4
4) Bogue (RIT) def. Sessions (ALB) 6-3, 6-4
5) Hall (RIT) def. Manciu (ALB) 6-3, 6-2
6) Gonzalez (RIT) def. Kosinski (ALB) 6-2, 6-2