GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's tennis team fell 9-0 to conference rival Messiah Saturday afternoon. The Knights are now 7-5 on the season and 1-2 in conference play, while the Falcons moved to 5-5, 3-0.
 
DOUBLES PLAY: Freshman Nick Simeone and senior Wesley Wei fell 8-4 at first doubles. Sophomore John Zinzer and freshman Jake McBride dropped an 8-2 decision in the second flight, while sophomores Jaime Zeng Zhu and Alex Post fell 8-0 in the third flight.
 
SINGLES PLAY: Simeone fell to Tim Dunn at No. 1 6-4, 6-2. Wei forced a pair of tiebreaks in the second flight, before falling 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (10-8) to Connor Graybeal. Zinzer fell 6-3, 6-0 to Devin Esch at No. 3, with McBride dropping a 6-2, 6-1 decision to Austin Warren at No. 4. Fifth and sixth singles were played as pro sets with Zeng Zhu falling to Alex Mantsevich 8-3 at No. 5 and senior Alberto Carmenate Burgos falling to Blake Ross 8-2.
 
UP NEXT: The Knights return to action Wednesday afternoon, when they host Albright at 3 p.m.