Rochester, N.Y. – The Skidmore College men's tennis team claimed the Flower City Championship for the second straight year, after defeating  SUNY Oneonta, 5-0, Sunday.

The Thoroughbreds start off the season undefeated, as they went 3-0 in the tournament with  wins over Rochester and Nazareth.

Sophomore Carl-Eric Girardin (Lake Bluff, Ill.) had victories in both number one singles and number one doubles, combining with Yahia Imam (Cairo, Egypt) in a 9-8 win.

Lorenzo Cabrera (Daly City, Calif.) also had two wins, posting a  6-1, 6-0 win  over Oneonta's Jon Dorin at number three singles, and  an 8-4 win in doubles with teammate Spencer Cheng (Bainbridge Island, Wash.).

Senior T.J. David (Bernardsville, N.J.) and freshman Ethan Bond (Beverly Hills, Calif.) won their number three doubles match 8-2.

Skidmore will host Williams College in its home opener on Sept. 17 at 4 p.m.