Box Score WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Freshman
Anthony Fabiano (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville Area) won his first career singles and doubles match to help lead the Lycoming College men’s tennis team to a 6-3 win over Misericordia on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 11, at Bruce Henry Park.
Fabiano, playing in his second collegiate match, joined with junior
Jordan Dubinsky (Barnegat, N.J./Barnegat) to post an 8-6 win over A.J. Grasso and Tony Goodall at No. 3 doubles and he added a 6-2, 6-1 win over Shane Hall at No. 4 to help the Warriors (1-1 overall) to two of its six points.
Sophomore
Sean Marshall (Waverly, N.Y./Athens Area (Pa.)) added a singles and doubles win as well, posting an 8-4 win with freshman
Jelani Martinez (Spring Hill, Fla./New York Military Academy) at No. 2 doubles against Hall and Robert Knipper. He then posted a 6-0, 6-3 win over Knipper at No. 3 singles.
For Lycoming’s other two points, senior
Jason Mifsud (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area) improved to 4-1 on the season with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Sal Saraniti at No. 1 singles and junior
Jack Port (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) added a 6-3, 6-2 win over Randy Sophabmixay at No. 6.
Misericordia fell to 0-4 overall.
The Warriors will now have a short two-day turnaround before heading to Wilkes-Barre, Pa., for the Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Championships, which begin on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 9 a.m. at Kirby Park.
Tennis Match Results
Misericordia vs Lycoming
Oct 11, 2012 at Williamsport, Pa.
(Bruce Henry Park)
Lycoming 6, Misericordia 3
Singles competition
1. Jason Mifsud (LYCOM) def. Sal Saraniti (MIMT) 6-0, 6-1
2. Nick Hershey (MIMT) def. Cody Heffner (LYCOM) 6-4, 6-4
3. Sean Marshall (LYCOM) def. Robert Knipper (MIMT) 6-0, 6-3
4. Anthony Fabiano (LYCOM) def. Shane Hall (MIMT) 6-2, 6-1
5. Tony Goodall (MIMT) def. Jordan Dubinsky (LYCOM) 6-0, 6-2
6. Jack Port (LYCOM) def. Randy Sophabmixay (MIMT) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Sal Saraniti/Nick Hershey (MIMT) def. Jason Mifsud/Cody Heffner (LYCOM) 8-6
2. Sean Marshall/Jelani Martinez (LYCOM) def. Shane Hall/Robert Knipper (MIMT) 8-4
3. Anthony Fabiano/Jordan Dubinsky (LYCOM) def. A.J. Grasso/Tony Goodall (MIMT) 8-6
Match Notes:
Misericordia 0-4
Lycoming 1-1
T-2:30 A-78