ANNVILLE, Pa. – For the second match in a row the Lebanon Valley College men's tennis team shut out its opponent, this time defeating Cabrini College 9-0 in a non-conference contest Wednesday afternoon at the LVC Tennis Courts.

Lebanon Valley, competing in its next-to-last dual match of the season, improved to 7-9 with the win, one match after beating Albright 9-0 on Friday. Cabrini fell to 7-7.

The Flying Dutchmen opened the match by sweeping the doubles competition. Senior Stu Hartman and sophomore Jared Zeigler won at No. 1 doubles while junior Shawn Becker prevailed at the No. 2 spot while pushing their season record to 13-7. Freshmen Jonathan Gingrich and Matt Hotchkiss recorded a victory at No. 3 doubles.

In singles action, Vargo and freshman Matt Grodzinski won at Nos. 1-3 singles, respectively, and both players improved to 14-5. Hartman was a winner at No. 2 singles while junior Zach Kaufman, Zeigler, and Becker won Nos. 4-6 singles, respectively.

Lebanon Valley competes in its final dual match on Tuesday, when it hosts King's College at 3:30 p.m.
 
SINGLES
1. Erik Vargo (LV) def. Matt Ingram, 6-2, 6-0
2. Stu Hartman (LV) def. Justin Walsh, 6-4, 6-4
3. Matt Grodzinski (LV) def. Mike Dignen, 6-2, 6-4
4. Zach Kaufman (LV) def. Drew Brandstetter, 5-7, 6-2, 10-8
5. Jared Zeigler (LV) def. Duff O'Connor, 6-0, 6-1
6. Shawn Becker (LV) def. Tejas Gandhi, 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES
1. Hartman/Zeigler (LV) def. Dignen/Ingram, 8-6
2. Becker/Vargo (LV) def. Brandstetter/Walsh, 8-4
3. Jonathan Gingrich/Matt Hotchkiss (LV) def. Gandhi/O'Connor, 8-2

[Photo - Senior Stu Hartman]

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