DELHI, N.Y. -- The SUNY Oneonta men's tennis team capped off their conference season, and their final game in the NJAC, defeating Ramapo College, 6-3, Tuesday afternoon. The Red Dragons third straight win improved them to 7-10 on the season as they finish NJAC play 2-2 overall for a third-place finish in the East Division. The Roadrunners fell to 7-7 on the season and 0-3 in conference play.  

Oneonta took two of the three doubles matches. Senior August LePique (New York, NY/Columbia) and freshman William Schmid (Yonkers/Salesian HS) secured their fourth straight win as a team, defeating Alejandro Pacheco and Matthew Doran on the No. 2 court, 8-3. Junior Joshua Mann (East Greenbush/Columbia) and sophomore Noah Khair (New Delhi, INDIA/National Institute of Open Schooling) gave the Red Dragons a 2-1 match lead with an 8-3 win on the No. 3 court over Bobby Ciarletta and Nate Cooper.  

Mann and Khair carried their success into singles play and again defeated Cooper and Ciarletta. Mann grabbed his fourth straight singles victory on the No. 6 court beating Cooper, 6-0, 6-4. On the No. 5 court, Khair defeated Ciarletta in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.  

LePique and senior Jacob Dornsife (Wilmington, DE/Mt. Pleasant) were the other two Red Dragons to win their singles matches, each of them recorded a bagel set victory. LePique defeated Doran on the No. 3 court 6-0, 6-1, and Dornsife defeated Pacheco on the No. 4 court 6-3, 6-0.  

Oneonta is back in action Thursday for a home match against Union at 4 pm.  Read Full Article