GRAMTHAM. PA. - On Tuesday afternoon, the Messiah men's tennis team dropped a tough match to Harford Community College 7-0. The Falcons fought hard throughout both doubles and singles courts, but ultimately the Fighting Owls were able to outlast Messiah on our home court.
How It Happened:
Doubles:
The Falcons got off to a slow start in doubles play dropping all three courts.
Elijah Noll /
Luke Risser were the first duo to finish on court three, dropping it by a score of 6-0. Brothers
Chase Wilson /
Lance Wilson on court one would come up short on their opponents dropping the court 6-3. The Fighting Owls would secure the 1-0 match lead after winning two of the three courts, heading into singles.
Singles:
Brady Hahn would suffer the first loss for Messiah, dropping court two 6-1, 6-0.
Michael Sells court finished next with a score of 6-0, 6-1 in favor of the Owls. Now leading 3-0 in the match, the Falcons were hoping to catch fire in the last four courts. However, Harford had other plans taking court five after defeating
Timothy Sheaffer 6-0, 6-0.
Chase Wilson,
Lance Wilson, and
Elijah Noll were the last three courts to finish all suffering defeats, giving the Fighting Owls the win on Criste Courts.
What's Up Next:
The Falcons will travel to Conference Foe York College of Pa Saturday, March. 29th with a match set for 1:00 P.M.