Men's Tennis | 4/14/2009 8:25:56 PM

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ROCHESTER, NY - The RIT men's tennis team (7-3, 5-2 Empire 8) extended its winning streak to six matches with a 9-0 win over Nazareth (3-15, 2-5 Empire 8) at the RIT Courts on Tuesday afternoon.  It is the second straight season RIT has rattled off a six-match winning streak.  RIT won eight straight in 2005.

The tigers were in control for the entire contest, winning all three of the doubles matches to start the day off. The pairing of John Albers (Grands Rapids, MI/Forest Hills) (Grand Rapids, MI/Forest Hills) and Larry Hall (Fairport, NY/Fairport) (Fairport, NY/Fairport) improved their already team best record to 6-3 with an 8-3 victory in third doubles. Not to be outdone, John Traver (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) (Clifton Park, NY/Shendehowa) and Adam Wolf (South Euclid, Ohio/Brush) (South Euclid, OH/South Euclid) were able to defeat the team of Bodensieck and Wilczak by a score of 8-4 in second doubles.

Wolf, one of three freshmen to get the start on Tuesday, was also victorious in fifth singles, blanking his opponent Ben Caiella 6-0, 6-0. The other two freshmen to start in singles, Clayton Tontarski (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) (Rochester, NY/Rush Henrietta) and Max Bogue (Colchester, VT/Colchester) (Colchester, VT/Colchester) won their matches by scores of 6-3, 5-7, 10-4, and 6-3, 6-0 respectively.

Senior Jose Guzman (Guatemala/Collegio Valle Verde) (Guatemala/Collegio Valle Verde) stepped above the .500 mark for the first time this season, winning a hard fought battle in first singles against Adam Landry. Guzman dropped the first set 3-6, but came back to win the second set 6-4, and the third and deciding set 10-5.

Sophomore Joshua Goldstein (Miami, FL/Palmer Trinity) (Miami, FL/Palmer Trinity) rounded up the shutout victory for the tigers, with a 2-6, 6-2, 10-6 win against Dan Matteo in sixth singles.

The tigers are back in action on Thursday when they travel to SUNY Oswego in their final non-conference matchup of the season. Play begins at 4 p.m.

Doubles:
1. Jose Guzman (Guatemala/Collegio Valle Verde)/Clayton Tontarski (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) (RIT) def. Adam Landry/Stephen Trobert (NAZ) 8-4
2. John Traver (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa)/Adam Wolf (South Euclid, Ohio/Brush) (RIT) def. Alexander Bodensieck/Alex Wilczak (NAZ) 8-4
3. John Albers (Grands Rapids, MI/Forest Hills)/Larry Hall (Fairport, NY/Fairport) (RIT) def. Ben Caiella/Colin Doran (NAZ) 8-3

Singles:
1. Jose Guzman (Guatemala/Collegio Valle Verde) (RIT) def. Adam Landry (NAZ) 3-6, 6-4, 10-5
2. John Traver (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) (RIT) def. Stephen Trobert (NAZ) 6-4, 6-3
3. Clayton Tontarski (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) (RIT) def. Alexander Bodensieck (NAZ) 6-3, 5-7, 10-4
4. Max Bogue (Colchester, VT/Colchester) (RIT) def. Alex Wilczak (NAZ) 6-3, 6-0
5. Adam Wolf (South Euclid, Ohio/Brush) (RIT) def. Ben Caiella (NAZ) 6-0, 6-0
6. Joshua Goldstein (Miami, FL/Palmer Trinity) (RIT) def. Dan Matteo (NAZ) 2-6, 6-2, 10-6