Houghton College Men's Tennis team continued their winning ways with a 8-1 victory over Alfred University Wednesday afternoon. The win keeps Houghton undefeated in conference play and improves their win streak to seven in a row.
 
    The Highlanders got out to a hot start, jumping out to an early 3-0 lead after doubles action. Jake Fisler and Micah Schilke tallied a 8-1 victory on the first court, Levi Webb and Ethan Yung held their own with a 8-2 win at two doubles, and Ben McKay and Adam Brown closed out an 8-6 battle at the third spot. The Highlanders would keep the momentum rolling into singles play. Ethan Yung added another win to his outstanding season with a 6-0,6-1 victory on the top court. Following at second and third singles, Jake Fisler and Micah Schilke would come out victorious with identical 6-2,6-2 scores respectfully. At the fourth spot, Matt Cicero defeated his opponent 6-3, 6-4 and Levi Webb would take the fifth singles point with a 6-1, 6-3 win. Adam Brown battled extremely hard at the sixth position but just fell short in a close 6-4, 6-3 match.
 
    "The guys had a lot of energy and intensity early on today, which was exactly what we asked of them. After a few minutes they settled in to playing some really smart doubles and the close win at third helped carry over some extra momentum into singles. Overall, it was a really good day. There were several courts where our guys were just on, and several courts of contested matches. Today was a good solid victory, and the kind of performance you want to see from a veteran team this late in the year," says Coach Tonya McGraner post match. 
 
    The Highlanders will look to close out their regular season undefeated in conference play with their last match at Nazareth College on Saturday.