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LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The Lycoming College men’s tennis team used a solid all-around effort to post a 7-2 win over Albright in Commonwealth Conference action at Bruce Henry Park, as junior
Jason Mifsud (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area), junior
Cody Heffner (Muncy, Pa./Penn College), junior
Frankie Casale (Montoursville, Pa./Loyalsock Township) and sophomore
Chris Connolly (Montoursville, Pa./Williamsport Area) each won their singles and doubles matches to lead the Warriors to the win on Thursday, April 12.
Mifsud and Heffner posted an 8-0 win over Ruicong Lui and Cain Walter at No. 1 doubles to get the Warriors (3-2 overall, 1-0 Commonwealth) off to a solid start and Casale and Connolly added an 8-5 win over Ian Moore and Mike Callahan at No. 2 to ensure the Warriors the lead heading into singles play.
Casale was the first to take a singles match, winning 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 over Walter before Heffner notched a 6-3, 6-0 win over Moore at No. 2 and Mifsud notched a 6-3, 6-1 win over Lui at No. 1 to clinch the match.
Connolly added a superset win over Callahan at No. 4 singles and sophomore
Jack Port (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) posted an 8-4 win over Chris Hawkins at No. 6 singles to round out Lycoming’s scoring.
Albright falls to 2-10 overall and 0-2 in the Commonwealth Conference.
The Warriors get back on the court on Saturday, April 14, when they head to Arcadia for a Commonwealth Conference match at 12 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Albright vs Lycoming
Apr 12, 2012 at Loyalsock Twp., Pa.
(Bruce Henry Park)
Lycoming 7, Albright 2
Singles competition
1. Jason Mifsud (LYCOM) def. Ruicong Lui (ALBMT) 6-3, 6-1
2. Cody Heffner (LYCOM) def. Ian Moore (ALBMT) 6-3, 6-0
3. Frankie Casale (LYCOM) def. Cain Walter (ALBMT) 6-1, 6-0
4. Chris Connolly (LYCOM) def. Mike Callahan (ALBMT) 8-3
5. Joe Monzo (ALBMT) def. Jordan Dubinsky (LYCOM) 8-5
6. Jack Port (LYCOM) def. Chris Hawkins (ALBMT) 8-4
Doubles competition
1. Jason Mifsud/Cody Heffner (LYCOM) def. Ruicong Lui/Cain Walter (ALBMT) 8-0
2. Frankie Casale/Chris Connolly (LYCOM) def. Ian Moore/Mike Callahan (ALBMT) 8-5
3. Joe Monzo/Brandon Wiegand (ALBMT) def. David Belson/Jack Port (LYCOM) 9-7
Match Notes:
Albright 2-10, 0-2 CC
Lycoming 3-2, 1-0 CC
Exhibition Matches
Joe Rudderow (Lyco) dec. John Pierson, 8-6
David Belson (Lyco) dec. Brandon Wiegand, 8-6
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