FIGHTING TIGER MEN’S TENNIS DOWNS DELHI 7-2

The SUNY Cobleskill men’s tennis team broke a three-match losing streak on Thursday afternoon downing visiting SUNY Delhi in impressive fashion in non-conference action by a 7-2 score. The victory pushes the Fighting Tigers overall record to 5-3 on the season and evens their NJCAA Region III Division III record at 3-3 for the campaign.

Cobleskill put the match away in singles play winning five-of-six contests as: senior number one singles John Hazelton, Greenville, NY, Greenville High School, took his match easily by scores of 6-1 and 6-1, freshman number two singles Jeremy McMichael, Binghamton, Susquehanna High School, battled his way to victory by scores of 7-6 (7-4) and 7-5, senior captain Greg Klopfer, Voorheesville, NY, Voorheesville High School, pushed his overall record to a perfect 8-0 at the number three singles position  by scores of 6-0 and 6-1, freshman number four singles Zak Kraehmer, Wallkill, NY, Wallkill High School, took his match in straight sets by scores of 6-2 and 6-1 and senior Andy Crane, Exeter, ME, Dexter Regional High School, prevailed in three sets by scores of 6-2, 4-6 and 6-0.

The Fighting Tigers also took two-of-three doubles matches as John Hazelton and Jeremy McMichael took the number one doubles in a pro-set format by a score of 8-3 and Greg Klopfer and Zak Kraehmer ran their record at the number two doubles slot to a perfect 8-0 on the year by winning their match 8-3 also in a pro-set format.

“This was clearly our best singles effort of the season with everyone contributing and playing some excellent tennis,” said Fighting Tiger Head Coach Scott Hill. “We are now back on the right track and in position to earn a regional play-off bid after stumbling as of late. It’s now time to get focused to play Adirondack on Tuesday and make sure we take care of business.”

The Fighting Tigers will close out the 2008 Mountain Valley Conference season when they travel to Glens Falls, NY on Tuesday to meet the Timberwolves of Adirondack Community College with first serve scheduled for 4:00 PM.