ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley College men's tennis team earned its second straight shutout after blanking King's College 7-0 Tuesday afternoon in a MAC non-conference match at the LVC Tennis Courts.
The Flying Dutchmen (4-3) won their match in a row while King's remained winless at 0-9.
LVC won all but one set in singles play and swept the three pro sets to earn the doubles point.
Senior Chris Hileman (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) picked up a pair of victories to push his career wins total to 112, three short of the LVC school record held by Josh Shellenberger '99. Hileman won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles and teamed up with senior Ryan Arnold (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) for an 8-4 win at first doubles.
Arnold also won at second singles (7-5, 6-1) while sophomore Ryan Wendell (Shiloh, N.J./Cumberland Regional), senior Brock Hoover (Myerstown, Pa./ELCO) and junior Zach Jarrett (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg) earned two wins apiece. Wendell garnered a 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles, Hoover won 6-1, 6-1 at fifth singles and Jarrett prevailed 6-2, 6-1 at the sixth singles. Wendell and Jarrett captured an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles while Hoover joined junior Andy Platt (York, Pa./York Suburban) for an 8-0 triumph at third doubles.
Junior Chris Keeney (Leola, Pa./Conestoga Valley) added a 6-1, 6-1 win at fifth singles
Lebanon Valley returns to the courts on Saturday when the Dutchmen host Widener University in a Commonwealth Conference match starting at 1 p.m.
Singles
1. Chris Hileman (LV) def. Kevin Kolodgie, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Ryan Arnold (LV) def. Eric Calabrese, 7-5, 6-1
3. Ryan Wendell (LV) def. Jay Sallemi, 7-5, 6-4
4. Brock Hoover (LV) def. Sam Mugauero, 6-1, 6-1
5. Chris Keeney (LV) def. Brett Shipe, 6-1, 6-1
6. Zach Jarrett (LV) def. Eric Mazza, 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Hileman/Arnold (LV) def. Kolodgie/Mugauero, 8-4
2. Wendell/Jarrett (LV) def. Sallemi/Shipe, 8-4
3. Hoover/Platt (LV) def. Calabrese/Eric Witkowski, 8-0
[Photo - Senior Ryan Arnold, who won at both No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles in LVC's 7-0 win against King's on Tuesday]
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