Box Score
SELINSGROVE, Pa. (April 17, 2016) – The Drew University men's tennis team picked up a Landmark Conference victory on Sunday by defeating Susquehanna University 6-3 on the road.
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Top Performers: A trio of Rangers (6-8, 1-4) was involved in victories on both the singles and doubles ends of the dual match. Freshman
Vineet Vemulapally topped his No. 1 singles opponent 6-2, 6-2 before teaming with freshman
Will Morrison for an 8-3 win at first doubles. Senior
Adam Clark and freshman
Chris Morville won their No. 2 doubles match 8-6, then went on to both win their singles matches in straight sets.
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Turning Point: The Rangers were staked with a 3-0 lead in the dual match thanks to a sweep of doubles play, finished off by the L&L Boys. Juniors
Cole Leckburg and
Nick Lantieri won at third doubles, 8-6.
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Other Highlights: Clark clinched the match by gaining the Rangers' fifth win at the No. 2 singles spot. He made quick work of his Susquehanna opponent by way of a 6-1, 6-0 score. Morville won at sixth singles 6-3, 6-4.
Weekend Recap: At Juniata College on Saturday, Clark forced a third set by winning a thrilling second set in a tiebreaker, 8-6. The senior fell in the superbreaker 10-7 and the Rangers would end up falling to the Eagles, 9-0, as Juniata improved to 9-7 overall and 4-1 in conference.
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Up Next: The Rangers host a Landmark Conference dual match against The United States Merchant Marine Academy on Wednesday, April 20 at 4:00 p.m. at the Drew Tennis Complex.
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