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LYCOMING
TENNIS TEAM WINS THIRD IN A ROW
EDWARDSVILLE,
Pa. The Lycoming College mens tennis team won their third
consecutive match and evened their season record at 3-3, Wednesday
afternoon, defeating Wilkes University 6-1.
The
Warriors opened the match by winning all three doubles pairings. Bernardo
Urdaneta (Fr./Maracaibo, Venezuela; Claret)
and Jason Mathews (Fr./North Wales; Christopher Dock)
defeated Jason Leach and Rich Costello at first doubles, 8-4. At
third doubles, Andy Slawecki (So./Trappe; Perkiomen
Valley) teamed
with Colin Gabler (So./Camp Hill; Trinity)
to top Matt Ralph and Eric Zuber, 8-1. Joe Connell
(Jr./Chambersburg; Chambersburg)
and Nick Serra (Jr./Wellsville, NY; Wellsville)
were awarded the victory at second doubles when Wilkes was retired
in the second match.
In
singles action, Lycoming took 5-of-6 matches. Urdaneta won at
first singles; 6-2, 6-2; over Costello. Slawecki defeated Garo
Lehmejian at third singles; 6-4. 6-0. Mathews topped Ed Bednarz at
fourth singles, 7-5, 6-1. Gabler downed Ralph, 6-2, 6-1, at fifth
singles. And Serra used three sets to put away Zuber, 3-6, 6-4,
7-4, at sixth singles.
The
Warriors will host FDU-Madison on Saturday afternoon in a match
reschedule from early this week.
Complete
results:
Singles
#1
Urdaneta (LC) def. Costello (WU), 6-2, 6-2
#2 Leach (WU) def. Joe Connell (LC), 7-5, 4-2 (retired)
#3 Slawecki (LC) def. Lehmejian (WU), 6-4, 6-0
#4 Mathews (LC) def. Bednarz (WU), 7-5, 6-1
#5 Gabler (LC) def. Ralph (WU), 6-2, 6-1
#6 Serra (LC) def. Zuber (WU), 3-6, 6-4, 7-4
Doubles
#1
Urdaneta/Mathews (LC) def. Leach/Costello (WU), 8-4
#2 Connell/Serra (LC) def. Bednarz/Alkazemi (WU), 5-5
(retired)
#3
Slawecki/Gabler (LC) def. Ralph/Zuber (WU), 8-1 |
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