GRANTHAM, Pa. - The Messiah College men's tennis team finished their regular season by sweeping Alvernia 9-0 on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons finished conference play undefeated (7-0) and have secured the no. 1-seed heading into the MAC Commonwealth semifinals on Wednesday, May 2nd. 

No. 3 doubles Galen Fitzkee and Keller Martin started things off for the Falcons by defeating their opponents 8-0. Seniors Tim Dunn and Connor Graybeal (no. 1 doubles) were close behind and picked up a lop-sided 8-1 victory. Alex Mantsevich and Andrew Bookman were tested but were able to pull out an 8-4 win over the Golden Wolves.

In singles action, Messiah soared to a 6-0 sweep. Bryson Boettger and Alex Mantsevich didn't allow their opponents to win a game and picked up 6-0, 6-0 victories to get the Falcons going. Galen Fitzkee (6-0, 6-1) and Andrew Bookman (6-1, 6-0) had incredible performances and they each only dropped one game to the Golden Wolves. Tim Dunn and Connor Graybeal finished the sweep off by picking up 6-2, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-2 wins, respectively.

Messiah will host the MAC Commonwealth semifinal on Wednesday, May 2nd. The time and opponent have yet to be determined, they will be playing the no. 4-seed in the tournament. Continue to check GoMessiah.com for schedule updates and a preview of the conference tournament on Monday.