It came down to the final match, but Siena Men's Tennis took a 4-3 defeat in a hard-fought match on the road against Marist at the Tennis Pavilion on Monday afternoon.
 
Siena (3-13, 0-4 MAAC) held a 3-2 advantage after a strong showing in doubles, taking the point by winning two of three matches, as well as singles victories from No. 1 player Oscar Martinez and No. 4 Maxwell Acri.
 
Martinez and Acri won both their doubles and singles match on the day. 
 
However, the Saints were nosed out in close defeats at the No. 5 and No. 3 singles spots to conclude play. 
 
"It was another hard-fought match for the men coming down to the final match to decide the winner," said Siena men's tennis coach John Chiaramonte.
 
"Great wins for Max and Oscar in singles.  I was happy to see us win the doubles point."
 
Marist improved to 6-12 overall and 2-1 in MAAC play. 
 
Next up, the Saints return home to take on Rider (4-16, 1-2 MAAC) this Friday at noon in conference play. 
 
MEN'S DOUBLES RESULTS
#1 Paolo Flores/Nick Suhanitski (M) def. Fabio Varella/Duarte Melo (SC) 6-1
#2 Oscar Martinez/Dylan Breen (SC) def. Alejandro Casteneda/Jose Catala (M) 6-2
#3 Maxwell Acri/Andrea Moro (SC) def. Alex Thompson/Tomas Gomez (M) 7-5
 
MEN'S SINGLES RESULTS
#1 Martinez (SC) def. Oliver Thoeny (M) 6-3, 6-4
#2 Catala (M) def. Varella (SC) 6-2, 6-2
#3 Thompson (M) def. Zino Varouhas-Poole (SC) 6-4, 7-5
#4 Acri (SC) def. Castineda (M) 6-3, 6-3
#5 Suhanitski (M) def. Moro (SC) 6-3, 6-4
#6 Gomez (M) def. Breen (SC) 6-0, 6-2