Mitch Wheary
Freshman Mitch Wheary won both his singles and doubles matches against Alvernia.

Men's Tennis

Wheary leads Warriors past Crusaders, 7-2

Box Score READING, Pa. – Freshman Mitch Wheary (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain) won both his singles and doubles match to lead the Lycoming College men's tennis team to a 7-2 MAC Commonwealth win over Alvernia University on Saturday afternoon, April 8.
 
The Warriors (5-8 overall, 1-2 MAC Commonwealth) had the benefit of forfeit wins at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles, but still won five of the seven contested matches, including four singles bouts.
 
Wheary led the team with wins in both his matches, as he teamed with junior Zachary High (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain) to post a 9-8 (4) win over Jimmy Souder and Antonio Gaetani at No. 2 doubles before posting a 6-4, 6-0 win over Souder at No. 3 singles.
 
Senior Bryce Jones (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport) won his career-high tying fifth singles match of the year, notching a 7-5, 6-2 win over Colin MacCloskey at No. 1 singles before junior Rob Smith (Middleburg, Pa./Selinsgrove) won his team-leading ninth match of the year, 4-6, 6-4, 10-3, over Reid Hoff at No. 2. The team's other win came at No. 5 singles, where senior Josh Cram (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain) posted a 6-0, 6-1 win over Chris O'Neill.
 
Alvernia fell to 6-4 overall and 1-2 in the MAC Commonwealth.
 
The Warriors get back on the court on Thursday, April 13, when they face Lebanon Valley in an important MAC Commonwealth match at 2:30 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Zachary High

Zachary High

5' 9"
Junior
Bryce Jones

Bryce Jones

5' 10"
Senior
Rob Smith

Rob Smith

6' 1"
Junior
Mitch Wheary

Mitch Wheary

6' 3"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Zachary High

Zachary High

5' 9"
Junior
Bryce Jones

Bryce Jones

5' 10"
Senior
Rob Smith

Rob Smith

6' 1"
Junior
Mitch Wheary

Mitch Wheary

6' 3"
First Year