Mitch Wheary
Freshman Mitch Wheary won his sixth singles match of the year at Stevenson.

Men's Tennis

Smith, Wheary pick up wins against Stevenson

Box Score STEVENSON, Md. – Junior Rob Smith (Middleburg, Pa./Selinsgrove) and freshman Mitch Wheary (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain) each picked up singles wins to lead the Lycoming College men's tennis team, but Stevenson University used a sweep of doubles play to buoy itself to a 7-2 MAC Commonwealth win on Saturday afternoon, April 1 at the Greenspring Tennis Courts.
 
Smith improved to 8-4 in singles action this year, as he posted a hard-earned 7-5, 7-6 (3) win over Wornden Ly at No. 2 singles, while Wheary moved to 6-5 on the year with a 4-6, 6-4, 11-9 superset tiebreaker win over Peter Appiah at No. 4.
 
Stevenson, which finished second in the conference in 2016, swept doubles play, including a 9-7 win at No. 2 and added four singles wins to clinch the win.
 
The Warriors fell to 4-6 overall and 0-1 in the MAC Commonwealth and Stevenson improved to 2-8 overall and 1-0 in conference play.
 
The Warriors get back in action on Sunday, April 2, when they host Elmira College at 1 p.m. in a non-conference match at Bruce Henry Park.
 
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Players Mentioned

Rob Smith

Rob Smith

6' 1"
Junior
Mitch Wheary

Mitch Wheary

6' 3"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Rob Smith

Rob Smith

6' 1"
Junior
Mitch Wheary

Mitch Wheary

6' 3"
First Year