Rochester, N.Y.— Will it be consecutive Flower City Championships for the Skidmore College men's tennis team? The Thoroughbreds shutout tournament host Nazareth 9-0 and then had no trouble with Rochester on the way to a 5-1 semifinal win. Skidmore will play SUNY Oneonta for the championship on Sunday at 11 a.m.

 

In the Nazareth win, Carl-Eric Girardin posted a quick 6-2, 6-2 win at number one singles and combined with Max Bevan to win 8-2 at number one doubles.  Bevan was a 6-1, 6-1 winner at number six.

 

Against Rochester, Girardin won 6-2, 6-4 over Ryan Kovaleski.

 

 Skidmore 9, Nazareth 0
Singles Results
1. Carl-Eric Girardin (S) def. Adam Landry (N) 6-2, 6-2
2. Yahia Iman (S) def. Steve Trobert (N) 6-4, 6-1
3. Lorenzo Cabrera (S) def. Alex Bodensieck (N) 6-1, 6-1
4. Spencer Cheng (S) def. Alex Wilczak (N) 6-1, 6-0
5. Ethan Bond (SW) def. Dan Matteo (N) 6-1, 6-0
6. Max Bevan (S) def. Ben Caiella (N) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles Results
1. Bevan/Girardin (S) def. Landry/Trobert (N) 8-2
2. Cabrera/Cheng (S) def. Bodensieck/Wilczak (N) 8-0
3. Bond/Imam (S) def. Caiella/Matteo (N) 8-0