ANNVILLE, Pa. - Messiah College rolled to an 8-1 victory over Lebanon Valley College in Commonwealth Conference men's tennis action Wednesday.
The Dutchmen (5-7, 0-2 CC) had a single win in singles as the Falcons (4-6-1, 2-0 CC) swept the doubles points and never looked back.
LVC's win came thanks to Jared Zeigler at No. 3, 6-2, 6-3, over Sam Shorts.
The Falcons eased to victories almost everywhere else, including Nate Ipsen's win at No. 1 over Matt Grodzinski, 6-2, 6-1, and Jon Siemen's win at No. 2, 6-1, 6-1, over Tom Neckelmann.
Matt Hotchkiss' match at No. 6 with Luke Ruch was the final one to finish and was a hard-fought battle. After coming from behind to win the first set, 6-4, Hotchkiss again came back to force a tiebreak before losing the second 7-6. In the third set, Ruch took control to win 10-3.
LVC heads to Eastern University Thursday for a 3:30 p.m. match that is a make-up of a rained out date.