By: Tom Klemick
ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley's men's tennis team made quick work of Immaculata on Sunday afternoon, March 18. LVC earned a 9-0 sweep over the visiting Mighty Macs at the Shankroff Tennis Center in the squad's first home outing this spring.
The Flying Dutchmen (3-5) were nearly perfect in doubles play, with
Reed Morris and
Elliott Kleckner winning the top match 8-1,
Blake Martin and
Jordan Heavel combining to for an 8-0 sweep in the second contest, and the No. 3 team of
David To and
Jonathan Yenser going over 8-0 to put LVC ahead 3-0 in the early going.
Lebanon Valley hardly slowed down in singles action with Martin defeating IU's Dom Ramsden 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 1 pairing, Heavel handling Alex Noel 6-0, 6-2 in the second matchup, and
Elliott Kleckner winning 6-2, 6-1 over Chase Bernier in the No. 3 outing.
Luke Senft,
Ben Hinkley, and
Samuel Miller were strong in the bottom half of the lineup, with all three coming away with 6-0, 6-0 sweeps in the fourth, fifth, and sixth spots, respectively.
Next up for the Dutchmen is King's (Pa.). LVC hosts the Monarchs next Sunday afternoon at the Shankroff Tennis Center at noon.
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Singles competition
1.
Blake Martin (LVCM) def. Ramsden, Dom (IUMT) 6-1, 6-1
2.
Jordan Heavel (LVCM) def. Noel, Alex (IUMT) 6-0, 6-2
3.
Elliott Kleckner (LVCM) def. Bernier, Chase (IUMT) 6-2, 6-1
4.
Luke Senft (LVCM) def. Chartier, Michael (IUMT) 6-0, 6-0
5.
Ben Hinkley (LVCM) def. Helm, Will (IUMT) 6-0, 6-0
6.
Samuel Miller (LVCM) def. Brescia, Alex (IUMT) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Reed Morris/
Elliott Kleckner (LVCM) def. Ramsden, Dom/Noel, Alex (IUMT) 8-1
2.
Blake Martin/
Jordan Heavel (LVCM) def. Bernier, Chase/Helm, Will (IUMT) 8-0
3.
David To/
Jonathan Yenser (LVCM) def. Chartier, Michael/Brescia, Alex (IUMT) 8-0