Men's Tennis | 9/24/2017 6:51:00 PM

MENDON, NY - The RIT men's tennis team (1-0) opened its 2017-18 dual match schedule by rolling to an 8-1 win over St. John Fisher (0-1) on Sunday afternoon at the Mendon Racquet and Pool Club.
 
RIT took all three doubles matches. Chandler Libby (Granby, CT/Granby Memorial) and Jacob Meyerson (Cranston, RI/Cranston West) took the second doubles match with an 8-2 win over Dustin McCullough and Jon Harper. Ben Lynaugh (Fairport, NY/Fairport) and Jared Ingoglia (Essex Fells, NJ/West Essex Regional) beat out Kevin Kulawiec and John Miller at first doubles, 8-3. Patrick Mathews (Rochester, NY/Churchville-Chili) and Michael Peters (New Hope, PA/Holy Ghost Prep) completed the doubles sweep with an 8-4 win at third doubles.
 
In singles, Peters swept Jarrett Pelton 6-4, 6-2 at the number five spot. Finishing right behind in the sixth spot was Mac Yang Li (Montreal, Quebec/IMG Academy), who defeated Vincent Grasso 6-2, 6-2.
 
The match clinching victory came from Lynaugh at the third spot beating Jonathan Haper 6-1, 6-2. Libby beat Kulawiec 6-4, 6-2 at first singles and Ingoglia defeated Miller 6-4, 6-3 at second singles.
 
The Tigers are back in action at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Daemen College.