ONEONTA, NY – The Sage Colleges Gators were no match for a Hartwick men's tennis team determined to earn its first victory of the season on Wednesday at Hartwick Courts in Oneonta. The Hawks were dominant as they swept all nine matches for a 9-0 win over the visitors.
           
The victory improves 'Wick's record to 1-9 on the year. The Gators fall to 0-12.
           
Jefferson Monastoque (Heredia, Costa Rica/Blue Valley) was flawless in both his singles and doubles match as he managed to win all 20 games he participated in. In doubles, he and partner Liam Brown (Suffield, CT/Sufield) swept Robert Scott and Sean Alvarado, 8-0. Monastoque followed it up at fifth singles sweeping Mark Castillo, 6-0, 6-0.
           
Brian Redder (Marion, NY/Williamson) and Will Gilbraith (West Monroe, NY/Paul V. Moore) only dropped two games on the day for the Hawks. The duo combined for an 8-1 win at first doubles over Sage's Gerard Beaudin and Cory Alvarado. Redder then took down Beaudin in first singles for his first win of the season, 6-0, 6-1. In the second flight, Gilbraith won by the same 6-0, 6-1 count over Cory Alvarado.
           
Sean Coppola (Canastota, NY/Canastota) and Matt Behn (Windsor, NY/Windsor Central) registered their first doubles victory of the season in the third flight. They defeated Castillo and Khademe Osbourne, 8-0.
           
Coppola and Ross Braue (Canastota, NY/Canastota) each won for the first time in singles play at fourth and sixth singles, respectively. Coppola toppled Sean Alvarado, 6-1, 7-5. Braue beat Alex Fernandez, 6-1, 6-0, which also marked his first career singles triumph as a Hawk.
           
Brown claimed his second singles win of the season in the third flight. He bested Scott, 6-4, 6-1.
           
Hartwick looks to make it two in a row on Saturday when it travels to Stevens for a 12 p.m. in Hoboken, NJ.

Hartwick 9, The Sage Colleges 0
Apr 16, 2014 at Oneonta, NY (Hartwick Courts)
 

Singles competition

1. Brian Redder (HARTWICK) def. Beaudin, Gerard (SAGEMEN) 6-0, 6-1

2. Will Gilbraith (HARTWICK) def. Alvarado, Cory (SAGEMEN) 6-0, 6-1

3. Liam Brown (HARTWICK) def. Scott, Robert (SAGEMEN) 6-4, 6-1

4. Sean Coppola (HARTWICK) def. Alvarado, Sean (SAGEMEN) 6-1, 7-5

5. Jefferson Monastoque (HARTWICK) def. Castillo, Mark (SAGEMEN) 6-0, 6-0

6. Ross Braue (HARTWICK) def. Fernandez, Alex (SAGEMEN) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Will Gilbraith/Brian Redder (HARTWICK) def. Beaudin, Gerard/Alvarado, Cory (SAGEMEN) 8-1

2. Liam Brown/Jefferson Monastoque (HARTWICK) def. Scott, Robert/Alvarado, Sean (SAGEMEN) 8-0

3. Sean Coppola/Matt Behn (HARTWICK) def. Castillo, Mark/Osbourne, Khademe (SAGEMEN) 8-0

Match Notes

The Sage Colleges 1-11

Hartwick 1-9

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