Box Score
 
MADISON, N.J. (April 20, 2016) – The Drew University men's tennis team hosted The United States Merchant Marine Academy (5-4, 3-3) on Wednesday in a Landmark Conference dual match, and fell by a score of 7-2 with three singles matches going three sets.
 
Top Performers: Senior Adam Clark won at second singles in dominating fashion, 6-0, 6-0, to improve his team-leading win total in Landmark matches to three for the Rangers (6-9, 1-5). Junior Nick Lantieri was victorious in one of the three matches that went the distance. After falling 6-2 in the first set, he defeated his No. 4 singles opponent 7-5 in the second and 10-6 in the superbreaker for the win.
 
Turning Point: The Mariners took a commanding 3-0 lead after sweeping doubles play, despire the best efforts of freshmen Vineet Vemulapally and Will Morrison at first doubles, where the Rangers fell 8-6.
 
Close Calls: With the match clinched, first and fifth singles matches both played superbreakers. At No. 1, Vemulapally bounced back 6-4 after dropping the first set by the same score, but was edged 10-8 in the third. Freshman Chris Thompson won the first set, but dropped the next two 6-4 and 10-3.
 
Up Next: Drew continues Landmark Conference play at The University of Scranton on Saturday, April 23 at 1:00 p.m.