Box ScoreFrederick, MD - Messiah College men's tennis won all 9 matches on Wednesday to sweep Hood College 9-0 in their Commonwealth Conference opener.
The Falcons (2-6, 1-0) dominated both singles and doubles play, dropping only a handful of games throughout the match.
In singles, No. 4
Devin Esch and No. 5 Chris Brittingham didn't drop a single game, overwhelming their opponents 6-0, 6-0.
Michael Brookhart had little trouble at the No. 1 spot, beating Anthony King 6-0, 6-1. No. 2 David Wichert and No. 6 Austin Warren overtook their both of their challengers with a score of 6-1, 6-2.In the closest singles match of the day, No. 3
Peter Shuck defeated Tyler Shuck 6-4, 6-1.
The Falcons had little trouble in doubles play with No. 1
Michael Brookhart/
David Wichert and No. 3
Michael Kovacs/
Dustin Innerst picking up 8-1 and 8-0 wins, respectively.
The duo of Devin Esch and Peter Shuck were put to the test at the No. 2 spot, but escaped unscathed with the 8-5 victory.With the 9-0 win, the Falcons claim their first Commonwealth Conference victory, while the Blazers drop to 0-7 overall and 0-1 in the Commonwealth.
