Sage men's tennis team collects program's first win as they down GMC, 6-3

Poultney, VT----The Sage Colleges’ men’s tennis team traveled to Green Mountain College for a non-conference match. The Gators would earn the 6-3 triumph in a marathon match that lasted nearly five hours for the first win in the history of the two-year old varsity program. A year ago Sage launched the program and they were 0-8 in the first year of competition. With Friday’s night’s win, Sage stands at 1-4 on the year and GMC drops to 0-5.

Apr 09, 2010 at Green Mountain College
The Sage Colleges 6, Green Mountain College 3

 Singles competition
1. Reiff, Zach (SAGEMEN) def. Samuel Dixon (GMC) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

2. Jonathan Schechner (GMC) def. Zheng, Peng (SAGEMEN) 2-6, 7-6, 12-10

3. Kyle O'Boyle (GMC) def. Fagan-Solis, Elijah (SAGEMEN) 6-4, 6-2

4. Milkman, Alex (SAGEMEN) def. Andrew Kohler (GMC) 6-3, 6-4

5. Andrew Serow (GMC) def. Hewitt, Joshua (SAGEMEN) 6-2, 6-0

6. Cabrera, Alex (SAGEMEN) def. Alexandra Cadete (GMC) 6-0, 6-1

 Doubles competition
1. Reiff, Zach/Zheng, Peng (SAGEMEN) def. Samuel Dixon/Christin Louras (GMC) 8-1

2. Fagan-Solis, Elijah/Milkman, Alex (SAGEMEN) def. Jonathan Schechner/Andrew Serow (GMC) 8-3

3. Cabrera, Alex/Hewitt, Joshua (SAGEMEN) def. Alexandra Cadete/Kyle O'Boyle (GMC) 8-3

Match Notes:    The Sage Colleges 1-4    Green Mountain College 0-5

First NCAA Division III win for Sage's men's tennis program.      

Sage swept the doubles action with wins at first, second and third doubles and entered the singles action with a 3-0 lead. Junior Zach Reiff (Troy, NY/Troy) added a win for the Gators at first singles as he beat Samuel Dixon (Northborough, MA) in three sets. Junior captain Alexander Milkman (Chester, VT/Green Mountain Union) added a win for Sage at fourth singles as well with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Andrew Serow (Woodbridge, CT). Sophomore Alex Cabrera (Kingston, NY/Kingston) added a win at No. 6 singles to seal the victory.

Sage returns to action on Saturday, April 10 hosting St. Joseph’s College in a Skyline Conference match at Albany Academy for Boys at 1 p.m.

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