READING, PA. – On Thursday afternoon, the Messiah men's tennis team picked up their fourth conference win of the season by defeating Albright College 6-1. The Falcons were near perfection on the day. Messiah took all three doubles courts and took five of the six singles to stay undefeated in the MAC Commonwealth.
Up Next:
The Falcons take on Hood College Tuesday, April. 22nd
How It Happened:
Doubles:
The Falcons duo
Chase Wilson /
Lance Wilson on the one's court picked up a tight 7-5 victory with the tie breaking point. On court two,
Brady Hahn /
Timothy Sheaffer secured the Falcons 1-0 lead with a 6-3 win. Lastly,
Elijah Noll /
Luke Risser picked up a 6-1 victory on court three.
Singles:
Chase Wilson breezed through his opponent on court one with a two set 6-1, 6-2 win. Despite a loss on court two,
Lance Wilson followed up his brother with a two set 6-1, 6-0 win of his own.
Elijah Noll had the closest match of the day after dropping set one 7-6(7-4), but rallied to win the final two sets 7-5, and the tiebreaker 10-1. Leading 3-1,
Timothy Sheaffer secured a win with a 6
-2, 6-1 win on court five.
Luke Risser rounded out the day with a 6-1, 6-3 win of his won on court six.
What's Up Next:
The Falcons host Hood College Tuesday, April 22nd at 3:30p.m.