CANTON, N.Y. -- The RIT Men's Tennis team opened their 2022-23 season at the St. Lawrence University Fall Classic on Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 10-11). 

RIT HIGHLIGHTS
Sophomores Christian Berko and Grahith Movva each lost their first-round "A" Flight singles matches, before bouncing back in the consolation bracket. 

After advancing with a walkover, Berko defeated Hobart's Tarang Malhotra, 8-5, in the semis and lost the consolation final, 8-1, to Hamilton's Anson Anderson. Movva defeated Hamilton's Pius Lo, 8-6, before losing to Anderson, 8-1, in the semifinals.

The Tigers also saw success in the "B" Flight consolation rounds, with first-year Brian Bork reaching the consolation finals with a 8-7 (7-1) win over Union's Aidan O'Brien in the semis before Hamilton's Lorenzo Gunningham, 8-3, in the final. Sophomore Verosh Jayanetti also made the semifinals with a 8-6 win over Ithaca's Siddharth Vaada, before falling to Gunningham, 8-0.

In doubles, Berko and Movva reached the "A" Flight quarterfinals with an 8-7 (7-1) win over an Ithaca duo while Bork and junior Ethan Martin reached the consolation semifinals. Jayanetti and sophomore Max Chang also made the semis in the B-flight consolation bracket.

WHAT'S NEXT
The men's tennis team will return to play at the ITA Tournament, which begins Sept. 30.