ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Susquehanna University men's tennis team (2-1) dropped their first dual match of the season Saturday afternoon, falling 8-1 on the road to Lebanon Valley College (2-1) in a non-conference match. First-years
John Duncan (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) and
Joshua Sanderson (Mount Wolf, Pa./Northeastern) were the lone winners for the River Hawks.
Susquehanna 1, Lebanon Valley 8
How It Happened
Doubles
- Duncan and Sanderson improved to 3-0 in dual matches and 4-1 overall with an 8-5 victory at No. 2 doubles.
Singles
- Sophomore Emil Vyskocil (Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y./Cornwall) earned a gritty 7-6 (3) victory in the first set at No. 1 singles before falling 6-1, 6-2 to Justin Schuetz.
- Sanderson also put up a hard-fought battle at No. 2 singles, pulling out a 7-5 in the first set before surrendering the final two sets, 6-2, 6-1.
- Duncan was the third River Hawk to play three sets as he rallied from a 6-3 loss in the first set with a 6-3 win in the second. However, Reed Morris edged Duncan, 10-8, in the third.
Up Next for the River Hawks
- September 24 vs. Alvernia (0-0) – Selinsgrove, Pa. / Garrett Tennis Courts – 3:00 p.m.
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