The Playoffs
LVC is seeking its first Commonwealth Conference finals appearance since 2009, when it won the championship. The winner of the LVC-Messiah semifinal will play the winner of Elizabethtown-Alvernia on Saturday at the higher seed.
The Match
LVC will put out the same line-up it had against Messiah in the regular season, led by the top two of
Ethan Grodzinski (13-10) and
Roger Van Scyoc (12-5). #3
Ryan Weitzel is 12-8 this season, and #4
Andrew Wilson is 11-9. #5
Joel Ramos has had a terrific senior year at 14-6, while freshman
Sam Calabria's 20-5 record has made him LVC's most reliable points at #6. LVC's doubles line-up is also the same, led by Grodzinski/Van Scyoc at #1, Weitzel/Ramos at #2, and the red-hot team of Calabria/Kahl at #3, who have won 12 straight and went undefeated in conference play to get to 13-2 this season. Only one change for Messiah as they shuffle their #2 and #3 doubles teams, with singles left the same as the regular-season meeting. #1 Michael Brookhart is 7-5 this spring, while #2 Andrew Wismer is 5-7. Messiah's strength has been in the middle of the lineup, with David Wichert (7-5) at #3, Peter Shuck (9-2) at #4, and Zachary Brunner (6-4) playing #5. Chris Brittingham has been a solid 8-4 at #6.
Calabria Goes for Singles Season Mark
Freshman
Sam Calabria has had a season to remember, and a win today would give him 21 for the season, a new LVC record. He is currently tied with Chris Hileman and Josh Shellenberger for the single-season record. Calabria is 20-5 in singles this season.
LVC-Messiah In the Regular Season [
Recap]
LVC swept doubles, then split singles with Messiah in a 6-3 win in Grantham on April 17. LVC cruised at the top two flights with wins by
Ethan Grodzinski and
Roger Van Scyoc, and Sam Calabaria beat Chris Brittingham at #6. Two of Messiah's points came in hard-fought three-set victories as David Wichert beat
Ryan Weitzel 4-6, 7-6 (3), 10-4 at #3 and Zachary Brunner topped
Joel Ramos 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 at #5.
Probable Line-ups
Singles
1.
Ethan Grodzinski (LVC) vs. Mike Brookhart (MC)
2.
Roger Van Scyoc (LVC) vs. Andrew Wismer (MC)
3.
Ryan Weitzel (LVC) vs. Dave Wichert (MC)
4.
Andrew Wilson (LVC) vs. Peter Shuck (MC)
5.
Joel Ramos (LVC) vs. Zach Brunner (MC)
6.
Sam Calabria (LVC) vs. Chris Brittingham (MC)
Doubles
1. Grodzinski/Van Scyoc (LVC) vs. Wismer/Brookhart (MC)
2. Weitzel/Ramos (LVC) vs. Shuck/Brunner (MC)
3. Calabria/
Kyle Kahl (LVC) vs. Wichert/Brittingham (MC)
