NEWBURGH, N.Y. - The Bard College men's tennis team edged Mount St. Mary College, 5-4, in a non-league match on Thursday night.

There were several heroes for Bard, as the Raptors won their first match of the 2016-17 season.

Complete results

The first surprise came at No. 1 doubles, and looking back, it was probably the difference in the match. Keillor Mose and Satchel Fisher knocked off Matt Anastasi (Cornwall, NY) and Chris McGorty (Bellmore, NY), 9-8, by taking the tiebreaker 8-6.

Another doubles pairing, playing together for the first time - Billy Kwon and Zayd Normand - pulled a win out and No. 3, 8-6, and it was 2-1 in favor of Bard after doubles.

Anastasi and McGorty defeated Mose and Fisher and 1 and 2 singles, respectively, so it came down to the other four singles matches. Bard needed to win three of them to win the match.

Kwon prevailed 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2; Immanuel Zion won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4; and Nicholas George won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5.

Bard is 1-2; Mount St. Mary is 0-2.

The Raptors next play at Vassar on Sept. 24.