Ewing, NJ – After a 13-month hiatus due to the COVID shutdown the SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons Men's Tennis Team opened up the spring 2021 season against national power house TCNJ and dropped a 9-0 decision in what was a competitive match despite the shutout loss.  It was a tough way to open up a shortened season but from the frying pan into the fire the Red Dragons went.  TCNJ was coming off a big win against Division 1 Coppin State earlier this week defeating them 7-2.

In doubles the Red Dragan kept pace with TCNJ in the first and third flights.  Senior Riley Smith (Westhampton Beach/Westhampton Beach) and Junior Matthew Reinhold (New Windsor/Newburgh Free Academy) were on serve at 4-5 but lost the next three games losing 8-4.  A similar fate occurred in third doubles as seniors Ben Cohen (Dresher, PA/Upper Dublin) and Lucas Irace (Goshen/Goshen Central) kept pace with the score tied 5-5 but also were setback 8-5.

A 3-0 deficit after doubles was a tall order to come back against TCNJ. The Red Dragons lost all singles matches.  Noteworthy was Cohen in the sixth position tied at 5-5 in the first set but the Red Dragon captain eventually succumbed 7-5, 6-1.  In the fourth position sophomore Mason Spotteck was up early in the second set against his TCNJ foe but went down 6-1, and a close second set 6-4.

The SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons will quickly get back in action on Tuesday, April 6th hosting SUNY Delhi on the Heissan Tennis Courts.  The match begins at 3 PM.