Men's Tennis
Messiah 5, Lebanon Valley 4

GRANTHAM, Pa. - Strong singles play by Messiah helped them overcome a Lebanon Valley lead through doubles and win a tight 5-4 Commonwealth Conference men's tennis match.

The Dutchmen (5-9, 2-2 CC) led 2-1 through doubles thanks to wins by its top two duos, but Messiah won the top four singles flights to come back and edge LVC. Sam Calabria won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 5 and Cody Manmiller was a 7-5, 7-6 (5) winner at No. 6 to give LVC its singles points; Messiah won three of its matches in straight sets, with No. 2 a battle won by Justin Meckley in three over Ryan Weitzel 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

The Dutchmen will take a break from conference play and visit Immaculata on Wednesday.

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Singles
1. Mike Brookhart (MC) def. Ethan Grodzinski (LVC) 6-3, 6-4
2. Justin Meckley (MC) def. Ryan Weitzel (LVC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Pete Shuck (MC) def. Andrew Wilson (LVC) 6-3, 6-0
4. Dave Wichert (MC) def. Jordan Shankroff (LVC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Sam Calabria (LVC) def. Derrek Hoffer (MC) 6-2, 6-1
6. Cody Manmiller (LVC) def. Dan Rusling (MC), 7-5, 7-6 (5)

Doubles
1. Grodzinski/Weitzel (LVC) def. Brookhart/Wichert (MC) 8-4
2. Shankroff/Wilson (LVC) def. Meckley/Shuck (MC) 9-7
3. Hoffer/Rusling (MC) def. Calabria/Dillon Streifeneder (LVC) 8-4