Men's Tennis | 4/19/2016 10:08:00 AM
PITTSFORD, NY – The RIT men's tennis team (4-5) picked up a big victory on the road outside of league play, shutting out Nazareth (4-10) 9-0 at the Nazareth Tennis Courts on Monday evening for the team's second consecutive victory.
The Tigers swept through doubles play for the second dual match in a row.
Chandler Daub (Kailua-Kona, HI/Kealakehe) and
Ben Lynaugh (Fairport, NY/Fairport) picked up their fourth victory in dual play, defeating Nazareth's Lamar Hurt and Jake Warren 8-5 at the top spot. At second doubles,
Ken Chou (Endicott, NY/Union Endicott ) and
Jared Ingoglia (Essex Fells, NJ/West Essex Regional) pulled away on Christian Bryant and Louis Rogers, winning 8-3.
Jason Alexander (Austin, TX/Bowie) and
Jared Raphael (Batavia, NY/Batavia) completed the sweep with an 8-5 victory at third doubles.
Daub dropped only two games in his first singles match, defeating Tyler Williams 6-0, 6-2. After taking the first set, Alexander dropped a close second set to Hurt, then prevailed in the third for a 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 10-6 win in the fourth slot. Raphael ran into trouble in the first set of his sixth singles match against Ryley Amond, but prevailed, then turned it on in the second for a 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 victory. Ingoglia, Lynaugh, and
Ian Dansereau (Ludlow, MA/Ludlow) each won their matches in straight sets to complete the sweep.
RIT will continue towards a playoff berth with a crucial match vs. Hobart on Wednesday afternoon that gets underway from the RIT Tennis Courts at 4 p.m.
