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ALFRED, NY – The Alfred University men's tennis team was lifted up and over St. John Fisher College Saturday afternoon at the William T. Brown Tennis Courts when Patrick Brown (Olean, NY/Olean) won No. 6 singles in three sets and gave the Saxons the 5-4 Empire 8 win.

Brown topped Kyle Stich 6-4, 3-6, 7-3 as they were the last players on the courts. The Saxons (9-3, 3-2 Empire 8) were paced in singles with the wins coming at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 before Brown earned his 'W'. Michael Graham (Elmira, NY/Southside) earned a three-set win over Jacob Zarzycki 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 at No. 3.

Kevin Volz (Olean, NY/Olean) picked up a win at No. 4 over Adam Moran with a score of 6-2, 7-6 while Matt Baloga (Goshen, NY/Goshen) topped Vichaka Khoy 6-0, 6-3 at the five's spot.

Baloga teamed with Brown earlier at No. 3 doubles, getting the Saxons their first win of the day over the Cardinals (6-7, 3-2 Empire 8). The duo defeated Stich and Dan Tedesco 8-5.

The Saxons will next travel to Rochester to face off with Empire 8 foe, Nazareth College on Tuesday, April 21 at 4 pm. They will then return to the William T. Brown Tennis Courts for back-to-back Empire 8 matches against Stevens Institute of Technology on Saturday, April 25 at 10 am and Hartwick College on Sunday, April 26 at 1 pm to round out their regular season.