ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Messiah College men's tennis team defeated MAC Commonwealth opponent Lebanon Valley College 7-2 on Saturday afternoon. With this win, the Falcons moved to 2-0 in the conference.
 
Messiah took care of business in doubles action and swept the Flying Dutchmen 3-0. No. 1 doubles, Tim Dunn and Connor Graybeal dominated and picked up an 8-1 win, while Alex Mantsevich and Andrew Bookman (no. 2) secured an 8-3 victory. Galen Fitzkee and Keller Martin had a tough match up in the no. 3 doubles position but were able to pull out the 9-7 win.
 
Tim Dunn (6-1, 6-2) led the way in singles action with an impressive win in the no. 1 spot. Galen Fitzkee (no. 3) won his first set 6-2, but dropped in the second set 3-6. However, he was able to bounce back and win the third 10-1. Alex Mantsevich (no. 4) won the first set 6-4 and was tested in the second but won the tie-breaker (7-4) to pick up a 7-6 win. Andrew Bookman (no.5) was the other Falcon who found success in singles play. Bookman won the first set 6-3 but dropped the next set (5-7). He went on and won the deciding set 10-5 to give Messiah another win in singles competition.
 
Messiah will be back in action on Tuesday, Apr. 10 when they host Stevenson University. The match is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.