GRANTHAM, PA. - On Thursday afternoon, the Messiah men's tennis team dropped a back and forth affair against Penn St. Harrisburg 4-3. Despite winning a doubles court from Luke Risser / Elijah Noll, the Lions were able to capture the other two courts for the 1-0 match lead. That one point lead made the difference as both teams split all six singles court with the Falcons with courts four, five and six.

Up Next:
The Falcons will take on Alvernia University at home Saturday, April, 26th. 

How It Happened:
Doubles:
The Falcons were battling in doubles action as they were able to capture a court three win thanks to Luke Risser / Elijah Noll defeating their opponents 6-4. However, despite the court three win, the Lions were able to take both court one 6-1 and court two, 6-4 in a tough battle from Timothy Sheaffer / Brady Hahn. 

Singles:
Trailing 1-0, the Falcons were hoping to steal some courts early to shift the momentum in their favor. Unfortunately for the Falcons the Lions shut the lights out early on. On court one, Chase Wilson dropped two hard fought sets 6-1, 6-3. On court two, Lance Wilson would also drop his match by scores of 6-1, 6-0. Now trailing 3-1, the Falcons needed to defend every court from here on out. Despite wins from Elijah Noll on court four (6-2, 6-7, 10-4) and Timothy Sheaffer on court five 6-1, 6-1. The Lions secured the match win on court three despite Luke Risser handling business on court six. 

What's Up Next:
The Falcons will host the Golden Wolves of Alvernia University Saturday, April. 26th at 1:00p.m.