Men's Tennis | 4/10/2016 6:40:00 PM

EWING, N.J. —The Ithaca College men's tennis team fell to nationally-ranked The College of New Jersey 8-1 Sunday afternoon in Ewing, N.J.
 
Sophomore Lorenzo Viguie-Ramos earned the lone point of the day for the Bombers (4-5), sweeping Chris D'Agostino 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 at fifth singles. With the win, Viguie-Ramos improved to 7-2 in singles play in dual matches, tied for best on the team.
 
In the rest of singles play, senior Chris Hayes fell to Pierce Cooper, 6-3, 6-4 in the first flight, junior Wes Davis lost to Mitchel Sanders, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) at second singles, and junior Nate Wolf dropped a 6-2, 6-2 decision to Jack August at the third flight.
 
Junior Brandon Buksbaum fell to Mike Stanley by a score of 6-0, 6-3 at fourth singles, while freshman Stefan Lazarevic lost to Omar Bokhari by a score of 6-2, 6-1 at the sixth flight against No. 39 TCNJ.
 
In doubles action, Davis and Viguie-Ramos fought a contested match against August and Stanley, but dropped an 8-6 decision.
 
Hayes and Lazarevic fell to Cooper and Sanders, 8-4 in second doubles, while Wolf and Buksbaum lost to Matt Puig and Tim Gavornik, 8-4 in third doubles.
 
The Bombers, ranked 19th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Northeast regional rankings, get back to Empire 8 play with a 4 p.m. contest Tuesday afternoon at Nazareth College.

Results vs. The College of New Jersey (TCNJ won 8-1)

Singles competition

1. Pierce Cooper (TCNJMEN) def. Chris Hayes (ITHACA) 6-3, 6-4

2. Mitchel Sanders (TCNJMEN) def. Wes Davis (ITHACA) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)

3. Jack August (TCNJMEN) def. Nate Wolf (ITHACA) 6-2, 6-2

4. Mike Stanley (TCNJMEN) def. Brandon Buksbaum (ITHACA) 6-0, 6-3

5. Lorenzo Viguie-Ramos (ITHACA) def. Chris D'Agostino (TCNJMEN) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4

6. Omar Bokhari (TCNJMEN) def. Stefan Lazarevic (ITHACA) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Mike Stanley/Jack August (TCNJMEN) def. Wes Davis/Lorenzo Viguie-Ramos (ITHACA) 8-6

2. Pierce Cooper/Mitchel Sanders (TCNJMEN) def. Chris Hayes/Stefan Lazarevic (ITHACA) 8-4

3. Matt Puig/Tim Gavornik (TCNJMEN) def. Nate Wolf/Brandon Buksbaum (ITHACA) 8-4