Box Score Oneonta, NY – The SUNY Oneonta Men's Tennis team made it an even dozen wins in a row and for the second consecutive day they tallied a shutout of their opponent.  The victim today was the Bard College Raptors as they threw the kitchen sink at the Red Dragons but Oneonta had answers for everything.

The No. 1 doubles tandem of freshman Nicholas Fox (Commack/Commack) and junior Michael Nelson (Manhasset/Manhasset) dropped only two games in their 8-2 win.  Highlighting the match was Fox's crisp command of the net and lightening quick hands as the Raptors could not hit anything past the duo.  Number two doubles found freshmen Andrew Emanuel (Rye/Rye) and Joseph D'Orazio (Smithtown/Smithtown) completely overwhelming as they did not drop a game and broke their opponents four consecutive times.  Their net game was relentless and commanding in their 8-0 shutout.  The win makes it nine in a row for the freshman pair.  Sophomore Timmy Distler (Amityville/St. John the Baptist) and senior Joseph Morris (Bainbridge/Sidney Senior High School) continue to gel as a doubles tandem and today was their sixth consecutive victory highlighted by their 8-3 triumph.

Again the Red Dragons held a commanding 3-0 lead going into singles competition.  Three players handed the Bard College Raptors double bagels with flawless play.  The Raptors were highly skilled but were completely thrown by the Red Dragon's athleticism, quickness and anticipation of every shot as drilled to them in practice on a daily basis.  Nelson at number one singles, Prohaska today playing at fifth singles and freshman Michael DeNigris getting his second start of the spring all shutout their opponents 6-0, 6-0.  Sophomore Cole Laffitte (East Setauket/Ward Melville), playing up one position today at number three, had to play a tight first set before raising his level of play and took out his opponent 6-3, 6-0.  Sophomore Zach Lasky (Colonie/Colonie) continue to dominate no matter where he plays in the lineup was again overwhelming in the fourth position handing his opponent a lopsided 6-2, 6-0 defeat playing his usual relentless no fear attitude in locking down his opponents with great passing shots and lightning fast foot work.  Lasky walked off the court and nailed down the shutout for the Red Dragons.

The SUNY Oneonta men's tennis team will close out its regular season on Sunday at home as they host the SUNY Farmingdale Rams beginning at 1pm.