Box Score Oswego, NY – The Red Dragons men's tennis team marks second win in a row moving to 7-5 on the season downing the Oswego Lakers 8-1.

The doubles began with each three of the Oneonta doubles teams jumping out to quick starts.  Senior Nicholas Fox (Commack/Commack) and Marco Ammirati (Huntington/Huntington) lost the first game of the match but only lost one more game the rest of the way on route to a resounding 8-2 triumph.  The number two duo of freshman Dalton Capobianco (Daniel Island, SC/SC Connections Charter School) and sophomore Riley Smith (Westhampton Beach/Westhampton Beach) also lost the first game of the match and from there won eight games in a row dominating their Laker opponents riding the Red Dragon wave to an 8-1 victory.  At the third flight freshmen and high school teammates Matt Reinhold and John Clayton went up 7-2 in their match.  They withstood a last run from the Lakers but then held onto to double up their opponents 8-4.  Clayton returned to the lineup after an extended illness.  He did not miss a beat rejoining his doubles partner Reinhold and looked comfortable from the onset.

A 3-0 lead was all the Red Dragons needed to go onto clinch the dual match.  Number two-six flights had no problems recording straight set wins.  Noteworthy was the debut of freshman Lucas Harland (Averill Park/Averill Park) who got his first spring start of his young career and won in overwhelming fashion not dropping a game recording a double-bagel win 6-0, 6-0.  Earlier Smith at the fourth position walked off the court also with a double bagel victory that was recorded as the clinching singles match for a Red Dragon team victory.  A fifth position singles win was also recorded by junior Alexander Reiley (Manorville/Eastport) as he slapped winners all over the court on route to a 6-2, 6-1 triumph.  Fox and Capobianco at the second and third positions respectfully were on the positive side of lopsided wins as well.

The SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons will host their first home match of the spring beginning at 4 PM on Friday, April 12^th against Union College.  That match is slated to be held at the Heissan Tennis Courts on the campus of SUNY Oneonta.