WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y.- The Daemen College men's tennis team dropped 9-0 decision to East Coast Conference competitor New York Institute of Technology who were picked first in the ECC Preseason Poll.
 
With the loss, Daemen falls to 4-11 on the season while the Bears improved to 12-5 on the year. Despite the result, it was a positive step for the program, according to head coach Stephen Beatty.

"We had a tough match with NYIT however we competed and played our best match all season," Beatty said. "This is by far the best team in the conference and was a great learning experience for the team."

Daemen will close out their weekend tomorrow (Mar. 30) as they host Alfred University to take on the Saxons at 7:30 p.m. at the Miller Tennis Center courts.

FULL RESULTS
#1 Doubles: Matej Selecky/Julio Pulido (NYIT) def Adam Kerr/John LeMar (Daemen) 8-1
#2 Doubles: Nico Auruccio/Jaime Salvador (NYIT) def Kiran Kudaravalli/John Wilson (Daemen) 8-0
#3 Doubles: Tomas Lieb/Nico Heintz (NYIT) def Greg Lowe/Alex White (Daemen) 8-0

#1 Singles: Rafal Charkiewicz def Kudaravalli 6-0, 6-1
#2 Singles: Pulido def Lowe 6-0, 6-1
#3 Singles: Auruccio def LeMar 6-0, 6-0
#4 Singles: Salvador def Kerr 6-0, 6-0
#5 Singles: Lieb def Wincowski 6-1, 6-0
#6 Singles: Selecky def Wilson 6-0, 6-1