PINE VALLEY, N.Y. - The Daemen College men's tennis team fought hard to the very end but fell 5-4 in a close match against Elmira College today. The Soaring Eagles improved to 3-3 with the victory. 
 
"We started slow in the doubles as the courts are much slower than we are use to and the lighting was very dark," said head coach Stephen Beatty. "Despite the conditions we came out fighting in the singles and almost pulled off a comeback win.  Great win for Kiran at singles to fight through and get his first collegiate singles win."
 
Daemen's No. 2 doubles team of Gregory Lowe (East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora) and Adam Kerr (Penfield, N.Y. / McQuaid Jesuit) picked up an 8-5 victory against Elmira's Satchal Waters and Austin Mansell. Lowe also bested Elmira's Keith Bujak 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles.
 
Freshmen Kiran Kudaravalli (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom / Ashlyns) contributed a point for the Wildcats by defeating Pavle Vashakidze 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 at No. 1 singles while John Wilson (Seneca Falls, N.Y. / Mynderse) also downed Neal Statts at No. 6 singles 6-0,6-2 for the Wildcats.
 
Daemen (3-7) will be traveling to our nation's capital Friday, March 21 to face off against the University of the District of Columbia for their first East Coast Conference match of the year. 
 
FULL RESULTS
#1 Doubles: Sam Pine/Keith Bujak (EC) def Kiran Kudaravalli/John LeMar (DC) 8-5
#2 Doubles: Adam Kerr/Greg Lowe (DC) def Satchal Waters/Austin Mansell (EC) 8-5
#3 Doubles: Pavle Vashakidze/Neal Statts (EC) def John Wilson/Alex White (DC) 8-3

#1 Singles: Kudaravalli def Vashakidze 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
#2 Singles: Lowe def Bujak 6-2, 6-0
#3 Singles: Mansell def LeMar 7-5, 6-2
#4 Singles: Pine def Kerr 6-1, 6-2
#5 Singles: Waters def White 6-1, 6-3
#6 Singles: Wilson def Statts 6-0, 6-2