ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley held off a local rival when the Flying Dutchmen edged Elizabethtown 5-4 at the Shankroff Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.

LVC (3-4) grabbed an early advantage when the team's No. 2 and No. 3 doubles pairings emerged victorious. Nick Jones and Blake Martin defeated the Blue Jays' Nathan Dowling and Matthew Hornbaker in the second doubles match, while Jonathan Hastings and Jordan Heavel knocked off E-Town's Nick Strobel and Tyler Spinello in the third outing. Both duos won by an 8-6 margin.

It was Lebanon Valley's 3-4-5 portion of the solo lineup that clinched the victory thanks to individual wins by Hastings, Reed Morris, and Blake Martin. In the No. 3 singles contest, Hastings topped Hornbaker 6-4 and 7-5. The fourth matchup saw Morris handle Spinello 6-1, 6-3. It was Martin's hard-fought three-set victory (6-4, 4-6, 6-2) that clinched the match for the Dutchmen.

LVC will have one last non-conference match this spring when the squad hosts Ursinus on Thursday night. The Dutchmen then begin conference play against Alvernia on Saturday afternoon.
 

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Singles competition
1. Alex Machalick (ETOWN) def. Nick Jones (LVCM) 6-4, 6-4
2. Connor Martin (ETOWN) def. Brent Greco (LVCM) 6-4, 6-3
3. Jonathan Hastings (LVCM) def. Matthew Hornbaker (ETOWN) 6-4, 7-5
4. Reed Morris (LVCM) def. Tyler Spinello (ETOWN) 6-1, 6-3
5. Blake Martin (LVCM) def. Nathan Dowling (ETOWN) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
6. Nick Strobel (ETOWN) def. Jordan Heavel (LVCM) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Alex Machalick/Connor Martin (ETOWN) def. Brent Greco/Reed Morris (LVCM) 8-6
2. Nick Jones/Blake Martin (LVCM) def. Nathan Dowling/Matthew Hornbaker (ETOWN) 8-6
3. Jonathan Hastings/Jordan Heavel (LVCM) def. Nick Strobel/Tyler Spinello (ETOWN) 8-6