GRANTHAM, Pa. – The fourth-seeded Arcadia University men's tennis team fell to top-seeded Messiah 5-0 in the semifinals of the MAC Commonwealth Championship Tuesday afternoon. The Knights finish the season 10-7 overall, while Messiah advances to the MAC Commonwealth Championship final with an 11-6 overall record.
DOUBLES PLAY: The No. 1 pair of freshman
Nick Simeone and senior
Wesley Wei fell to Tim Dunn and Connor Graybeal 9-7 at No. 1. Sophomore
John Zinzer and freshman
Jake McBride fell to Devin Esch and Austin Warren in the second flight 8-2. Sophomore
Jaime Zeng Zhu and freshman
Drake Hanak dropped No. 3 doubles 8-6 to Alex Mantsevich and Blake Ross.
SINGLES PLAY: Esch dropped Zinzer 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3, before Mantsevich took down Zeng Zhu 7-5, 6-3 to clinch the match for Messiah. Simeone fell to Dunn 6-1, 7-5 at No. 1, however the match had been decided prior to the completion of the match.