ITHACA, N.Y. - The Ithaca men's tennis team (4-3, 2-0 Empire 8) maintained its unbeaten Empire 8 record and won its third-straight match overall with a 6-3 win over RIT (1-3, 1-1 Empire 8) Thursday afternoon in a match at the IC Tennis Courts. The regionally-ranked No. 17 Bombers won two of three doubles matches and four of six singles matches in the contest. Ithaca continues Empire 8 play with a match at Alfred Saturday at noon.

Tennis Match Results
RIT vs Ithaca
04/07/11 at Ithaca, N.Y.
(IC Tennis Courts)

Ithaca 6, RIT 3

Singles competition
1. Josh RIFKIN (IC) def. Tennyson Saucedo (RIT) 6-1, 6-3
2. Jimmy NEWTON (IC) def. Will Abisalih (RIT) 6-2, 6-1
3. Griffin REID (IC) def. Neville Bilimoria (RIT) 2-6, 7-6 (9-7), 10-6
4. Larry Hall (RIT) def. Kyle RIETHER (IC) 6-0, 7-5
5. David ANDERSEN (IC) def. Alex Russin (RIT) 6-3, 6-1
6. Amos Babtiste (RIT) def. Ryan ZUCKERMAN (IC) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)

Doubles competition
1. Jimmy NEWTON/Josh RIFKIN (IC) def. Will Abisalih/Tennyson Saucedo (RIT) 8-3
2. Neville Bilimoria/Larry Hall (RIT) def. Les BOWDEN/Kyle RIETHER (IC) 8-4
3. Dan LEVINE/Blake WETHERBEE (IC) def. Amos Babtiste/Alex Russin (RIT) 8-4

Team Records:
RIT 1-3, 1-1 Empire 8
Ithaca 4-3, 2-0 Empire 8; Regional ranking #17
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,2,5,4,3,6)