Flushing Meadow, NY - On the grounds of the National Tennis Center the Oneonta Red Dragon men ended their fall season with a tough loss to Baruch College 5-4.

Doubles was a tough start for senior Marco Ammirati (Huntington/Huntington) and junior Riley Smith (Westhampton Beach/Westhampton Beach) as they never really threatend and lost 8-2.  However, the doubles portion of the match was salvaged as freshman Jacob Dornsife and sophomore Matthew Reinhold (New Windsor/Newburgh Free Academy) held onto win a close contest 8-7 (7-5) at second flight.  The third flight saw senior Kiran Narsipur (Ossining/Ossining) playing his final match of his career joining with junior Ben Cohen (Dresher, PA/Upper Dublin) and they were dominant triumphing 8-1  securing a 2-1 lead for the Red Dragons going into the singles portion.

Singles was problematic for the Red Dragon men as they could only muster wins from the fourth and fifth flights.  Smith won convincingly in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 while senior Alexander Reiley (Manorville/Eastport) won in lopsided fashion 6-1, 6-1 respectfully .  The Red Dragon drop to 1-1 on the young 2019/20 campaign. 

Oneonta will open up their championship season and their inaugural appearance in the new NJAC conference with a non-conference opponent in the spring.  St. Lawrence University will be Oneonta's first foe of the spring 2020 campaign and will be played on Saturday, 2/15 beginning at 12 noon in Canton on the campus of St. Lawrence.