WILKES-BARRE, Pa.  – The Lebanon Valley College men's tennis team continued its hot start on Sunday afternoon, as the Flying Dutchmen blanked King's College 7-0 in MAC non-conference action.

LVC won its sixth straight match to open the season while King's fell to 0-7.

Three different singles players and one doubles pair extended their undefeated records for the Dutchmen. In singles action, freshman Erik Vargo (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) and senior Andy Platt (York, Pa./York Suburban) won at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, respectively as each player to improved to 6-0 on the season. In addition, junior Zach Cook (Schaefferstown, Pa./ELCO) won at No. 6 singles to push his record 5-0.

Other singles winners included junior Ryan Wendell (Shiloh, N.J./Cumberland Regional) (No. 1), senior Chris Keeney (Leola, Pa./Conestoga Valley) (No. 2) and freshman Stuart Hartman (Hershey, Pa./Lower Dauphin) (No. 5).

In doubles play, Wendell and Hartman won at the No. 1 position and moved their record to 6-0. Platt and Vargo also picked up a victory at No. 2 doubles.

Lebanon Valley returns to action on Tuesday when it hosts Eastern University at 3:30 p.m. in a non-conference match.

Singles
1. Ryan Wendell (LV) def. Eric Calabrese, 6-3, 6-1
2. Chris Keeney (LV) def. Jason Sallemi, 6-1, 6-3
3. Erik Vargo (LV) def. Jeff Rothstein, 6-1, 6-2
4. Andy Platt (LV) def. Matt Dunne, 6-3, 6-4
5. Stuart Hartman (LV) def. Brett Shipe, 6-0, 6-2
6. Zach Cook (LV) def. Eric Mazza, 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
1. Hartman/Wendell (LV) def. Calabrese/Rothstein, 8-6
2. Vargo/Platt (LV) def. Sallemi/Shipe, 8-4
3. Dunne/Matt Trafter (K) def. Keeney/Saming Rattanavongkoth, 8-4

[Photo - Freshman Erik Vargo, won at No. 3 singles to improve to 6-0 on the seaon]

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