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Owings Mills, MD - Messiah held on to win a tough match this afternoon, 6-3, in a conference showdown against Stevenson University. The Falcons stumbled out the gate in No. 1 singles play as Michael Brookhart lost 6-2, 6-1.
 
The Falcons picked their teammate up, however as they would go on to win four of the remaining five singles matches. Tim Dunn (6-2, 7-5) and Peter Shuck (7-5, 7-5) battled to earn key victories for Messiah as Connor Graybeal (6-0, 6-0), and Michael Kovacs (6-1, 6-1) simply overwhelmed their Mustang counterparts en route to convincing victories.
 
In doubles play, Michael Brookhart and Tim Dunn fought to the end to pull out a huge 9-7 victory for Messiah. Devin Esch and Connor Graybeal capped off the day as they were able to coast to a comfortable 8-0 win.
 
The Falcons improved to 6-6 overall and 5-0 in the Commonwealth with the win, one game ahead of second-place Stevenson.  They will next take the court on Wednesday, Apr. 22 when they travel to Elizabethtown College for a 4:00 p.m. match.
 

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