Utica 8, Sage 1 - Results

Utica, NY (4/8/2013) – The Utica College men's tennis team bounced back from its first loss of the year with a convincing 8-1 victory over visiting Sage College on Monday afternoon at the Utica College tennis courts.  The Pioneers improved to 3-1 overall headed into a key four game Empire 8 Conference stretch. 

Utica's Jon Gorman (South Kingstown, RI/South Kingstown) won first singles (6-0, 6-1) and teamed up with Daniel Fadden (Lakeland, NY/Bishop Ludden) to take home another team point in first doubles (8-1).  Mike Zaloom (Utica, NY/TR Proctor High School ) defeated Sage's Cory Alvarado 6-1, 6-1 in second singles, while teaming up with two-sport athlete (swimming) Raphael Warnon (Rock Tavern, NY/Washingtonville ) to earn an 8-0 win in second doubles. 

Daniel Fadden (Lakeland, NY/Bishop Ludden) defeated Mark Castillo in fourth singles, 6-0, 6-1 and Matt Rogers (East Syracuse, NY/Bishop Ludden) wrapped the Pioneers' final point in sixth singles with a convincing 6-0, 6-0 sweep of Alex Fernandez.  

Sage (0-7) got its lone victory of the afternoon in fifth singles when Rick Butt defeated Sam Cotrupe (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro High School ). 

The Pioneers hit the road on Saturday when they travel to conference foe Nazareth College at 1 p.m.