Men's Tennis | 4/16/2016 4:36:00 PM

HOUGHTON, N.Y. —The Ithaca College men's tennis team recorded its third straight sweep Saturday afternoon, earning a 9-0 win over Houghton College in Houghton, N.Y.
 
Ithaca (7-5, 4-1 Empire 8) swept all three doubles matches and the six singles matches against the Highlanders (7-6, 2-2 Empire 8) as the Bombers won every match in straight sets. With three Empire 8 clashes remaining, Ithaca is alone in second place in the conference behind only Stevens (10-7, 4-0). 
 
A pair of players, senior Chris Hayes and sophomore Lorenzo Viguie-Ramos, recorded their 10th singles wins on the year in the sweep.
 
At first singles, Hayes earned a 6-1, 6-1 victory, while at fifth singles, Viguie-Ramos posted a 6-2, 6-2 triumph as both improved to 10-2 in dual matches.
 
Junior Wes Davis earned a 6-0, 6-1 win at second singles to improve to 9-3 in singles dual matches, while classmate Brandon Buksbaum improved to 7-5 on the year with a 6-3, 6-3 win at fourth singles.
 
Junior Nate Wolf earned a 6-3, 6-1 win at the third flight, while freshman Stefan Lazarevic won 6-2, 6-1 at sixth singles as Ithaca improved to 5-2 in road matches.
 
In doubles action, Davis and Viguie-Ramos won 8-2 at the first flight, Hayes and Lazarevic secured an 8-4 win in the second flight, and Wolf and Buksbaum prevailed 8-2 in the third flight for IC. 
 
The Bombers host Hartwick College for a 4 p.m. Empire 8 match Wednesday.

Results vs. Houghton (Ithaca won 9-0)

Singles competition

1. Chris Hayes (ITHACA) def. Chase Rangel (HCMT15) 6-1, 6-1

2. Wes Davis (ITHACA) def. Jordan Crouch (HCMT15) 6-0, 6-1

3. Nate Wolf (ITHACA) def. Zach Shilvock (HCMT15) 6-3, 6-1

4. Brandon Buksbaum (ITHACA) def. Jordan Scott (HCMT15) 6-3, 6-3

5. Lorenzo Viguie-Ramos (ITHACA) def. Bjorn Webb (HCMT15) 6-2, 6-2

6. Stefan Lazarevic (ITHACA) def. Connor Barnes (HCMT15) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Wes Davis/Lorenzo Viguie-Ramos (ITHACA) def. Chase Rangel/Jordan Crouch (HCMT15) 8-2

2. Chris Hayes/Stefan Lazarevic (ITHACA) def. Zach Shilvock/Matthew Greer (HCMT15) 8-4

3. Nate Wolf/Brandon Buksbaum (ITHACA) def. Holden Cole/Ethan Baker (HCMT15) 8-2

 
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