HOUGHTON, NY -- The Alfred University men's tennis team dropped their match-up with St. John Fisher 6-3 on Friday afternoon.

"This was a tough one. We showed we have grown so much as a team, but there's still room to improve," Head Coach Jake Fisler said. "There were a lot of close matches that didn't go our way, but the energy and team atmosphere was impeccable. The only way to get what we want is to continue to buy into the process and continue to put in the work."

AU did manage a sweep with Breece Erickson (Goshen, IN/Bethany Christian). He was paired alongside Ricardo Alvarez Janik (La Orotava, Spain/Colegio Casa Azul) in their 8-2 doubles win. Erickson took care of business in singles match in two sets, 6-1 and 6-3.

George K. Fearon (Union Springs, NY/Union Springs) continued his nice start for his collegiate playing career. He snatched his singles match with a big 6-3, 6-4 battle. Fearon has now made it three wins in his last four singles appearances in the six position.

He also fought in his doubles match with Mark Ungurian (Chornomorsk, Ukraine/School #6) in a losing effort. Ungurian also took the first set in his singles match 6-3 in a competitive battle. Another close match came from Bill Tran (Hanoi, Vietnam/Grace Christian) in his single match. He took the first set to a tiebreak in another competitive outing for the junior.

AU will have a quick turnaround heading to face Oswego State on Saturday afternoon. The first serve will start the action at 1:00 p.m.