ANNVILLE, Pa.  – Messiah College defeated Lebanon Valley 6-1 in a Commonwealth Conference men’s tennis match Saturday afternoon at the LVC Tennis Courts.

Lebanon Valley dropped to 5-6 (1-3 CC) with the loss while Messiah improved to 10-1 (3-0 CC).

Junior Erik Vargo won 3-6, 7-6, 10-5 at No. 1 singles for Lebanon Valley, but that was the only singles or doubles win on the day for the Flying Dutchmen. Vargo has now won eight singles matches in a row and is 9-3 on the season.

Lebanon Valley plays its fifth match in nine days when it visits Wilkes University at 1 p.m on Sunday in a non-conference outing.

SINGLES
1. Erik Vargo (LV) def. Jonathan Stanley, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-5
2. Nathan Ipsen (M) def. Stu Hartman, 6-3, 6-2
3. Matthew Bucher (M) def. Zach Kaufman, 6-1, 6-3
4. Jonathan Siemen (M) def. J.P. Henry, 6-2, 6-0
5. Samuel Shorts (M) def. Jared Zeigler, 6-1, 6-2
6. William Tanis (M) def. Phil Rhodes, 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES
1. Stanley/Ipsen (M) def. Hartman/Kaufman, 8-0
2. Siemen/Tanis (M) def. Shawn Becker/Vargo, 8-5
3. Bucher/Shorts (M) def. Henry/Zeigler, 8-2

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