Men's Tennis | 4/19/2016 8:44:00 PM

DELHI, NY - The Hartwick Hawks (2-5, 1-3) defeated the SUNY Delhi Broncos (3-3) in a closely contested match today by a score of 6-3. The win for the Hawks is the second in their last three matches and is Hartwick's first win over a non-conference opponent this season.
           
The match started with a dominating win at first doubles for sophomore John Talbot (Middlesex, NY/Marcus Whitman) and freshman Krishna Patel (Brunswick, ME/Pine Tree Academy) as they took down the Broncos' top duo without dropping a game, 8-0.  The other doubles point came from Liam Brown (Suffield, CT/Suffield) and Ross Braue (Canastota, NY/Canastota) at second doubles after outlasting Rob Zawadzki and Shaquille Hamilton 8-6.  
           
The Hawks were able to extend their lead to 4-1 with dominating singles performances from Talbot and Braue. Talbot improved his singles record on the year to 4-3 after defeating Zawadzki 6-1, 6-1. Braue extended his win streak to three for the first time in his college career by taking down Hamilton at fourth singles 6-1, 6-1.
           
The remaining singles matches all went the distance in three sets. The Hawks were able to clinch the match after Sami Chaudry (Lahore, Pakistan/Aitchison College) defeated Lac Van at fifth singles for his first collegiate victory. Chaudry had to fight back from a one-set deficit to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Freshman Kelli Ryan (Plattsburgh, NY/Seton Catholic) was also able to walk away with a win in her first match of the spring season after defeating Andrew Eccleston in another comeback victory 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 at sixth singles.
           
The Hawks return to the court tomorrow when they play Ithaca College on the road at 4 p.m.
 

Singles: 
1) Max Fontana (SUNY) def. Krishna Patel (HC) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
2) John Talbot (HC) def. Rob Zawadski (SUNY) 6-1, 6-1
3) Troy Osborne (SUNY) def. Liam Brown 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
4) Ross Braue (HC) def. Shaquille Hamilton (SUNY) 6-1, 6-1
5) Sami Chaudry (HC) def. Lac Van (SUNY) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
6) Kelli Ryan (HC) def. Andrew Eccleston (SUNY) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
 
Doubles:
1) Patel/Talbot (HC) def. Fontana/Osborne(SUNY) 8-0
2) Braue/Brown (HC) def. Zawaozki/Hamilton (SUNY) 8-6
3) Van/Eccleston (SUNY) def. Chaudry/Ryan (HC) 9-7