MADISON, N.J. – The Drew University men's team earned a 5-2 victory over Landmark Conference foe Lycoming College in its conference opener on Saturday at the Drew Tennis Complex.
 
The victory gave first-year Head Coach Geoffrey Diehl C'21 his first men's tennis win.
 
The Rangers claimed all three doubles matches to assume an early 1-0 lead. Sophomore Daniel Arcari and junior Jesse Faro won 6-1 at No. 1 as did senior Josh Kline and junior Shivi Perera at No. 2. Freshman Cameron Longa and senior Owen Reynolds completed the sweep with a 7-6 (7-4) win at No. 3.
 
Drew went on to win at Nos. 1-4 singles. Sophomore Nicolas Mobayed cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 triumph at No. 1 while freshman Dikshan Chhikara was a 6-2, 6-0 winner at No. 2. Sophomore Ty Gelijns prevailed 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3, and senior Sergey Kravchenko captured a 6-3, 6-2 decision at No. 4.
 
The Rangers pick up their schedule Thursday through Sunday with the ITA Division III Northeast Regional, which will be hosted by Drew for the third year in a row.