Selinsgrove, Pa. – The Susquehanna University men's tennis team makes the Landmark Conference Men's Tennis Championship Tournament for the second straight season following their win on Senior Day. Susquehanna (13-4, 4-3 LC) posted a 6-3 victory over The Catholic University of America (3-11, 1-6 LC) to secure the No. 4 seed in the upcoming conference playoffs.
As the fourth seed, the River Hawks will face top-seeded and three-time defending Landmark champion, Goucher College, on Tuesday, April 30, in Towson, Md., at 4:00 p.m.
Prior to the match, SU's six seniors –
Alex Cocolas (High Bridge, N.J./Voorhees),
Ashton Collins (Biddeford, Maine/Biddeford),
Alex Dove (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley),
Nicholas Meale (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area),
Ben Ornstein (Chappaqua, N.Y./Horace Greeley), and
Ryan Seibert (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) – were recognized for their dedication to the program.
Susquehanna 6, Catholic 3
How It Happened
Doubles
- The duo of Meale and freshman Emil Vyskocil (Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, N.Y./Cornwall) continued their strong play, starting off the match for Susquehanna with an 8-2 win at the third flight.
- The River Hawks doubled their lead with Cocolas and Dove's 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles before Catholic got on the board with an 8-6 triumph at the second spot.
Singles
- The Cardinals evened up the team match with straight-set victory at No. 1 singles before CUA claimed its first lead with a straight-set win at No. 3 singles.
- Dove evened up the match at 3-3 with a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles.
- Cocolas then returned the lead to SU, 4-3, with his 6-1, 6-2 triumph at No. 4 singles.
- Vyskocil notched the team match win for the River Hawks with a 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 5 singles for the 5-3 home team lead.
- Seibert outlasted Will Mulquin, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 for the final point of the team match and his team-leading 14th win of the season.
Up Next for the River Hawks
- Apr. 30 at Goucher (15-5) – Towson, Md. – Landmark Tournament Semifinals – 4:00 p.m.
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