CARLISLE, Pa. – The Messiah Men's Tennis team dropped their first road match of the 2025-26 season, falling 6-1 to the Red Devils of Dickinson College.
The Falcons dropped two doubles courts and the first five singles courts, with Xane Whitesel claiming the lone singles court for the Falcons on the sixth singles court.
 
Up next, the Falcons host the Bullets of Gettysburg College for Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, October 4, at 3:30 p.m.
 
Doubles
The second doubles court was the first to finish, with the team of Tim Sheaffer and Xane Whitesel falling 0-6. Court three finished next, where Elijah Noll and Luke Risser won 6-3. Last was court one, where Lance Wilson and Brady Hahn dropped a close match, 4-6, giving the Red Devils the 1-0 lead overall.
 
Singles
On court one, Lance Wilson fell in two sets (5-7, 2-6). Next was court two, where Brady Hahn dropped his match in two sets (1-6, 4-6). On court three, Elijah Noll fell in two sets (2-6, 5-7). On court four, Tim Sheaffer fell in two sets (2-6, 1-6). On court five, Luke Risser dropped the court in two sets (4-6, 0-6). The Falcons would get their lone victory of the day on court six, where Xane Whitesel won in three sets, winning the third set ten-point tiebreak (7-5, 5-7, 1-0).
 
Up Next
The Falcons host the Bullets of Gettysburg College for Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, October 4, at 3:30 p.m.