Grantham, Pa. (May 2, 2013) - Second-seeded Messiah College (10-5) earned a 5-0 win over #3 Alvernia University (10-9) Thursday afternoon in semifinal action of the Commonwealth Conference Men's Tennis Championship at Messiah.

The Falcons took a close-fought, 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles and won the other two flights with relative ease, 8-2 and 8-0, for a 3-0 lead heading into singles play.  The hosts ended the match with identical 6-1, 6-0 wins at No. 4 and No. 5 singles to move on to the finals.  Messiah will travel to top-seeded Elizabethtown for the final on Saturday.

Messiah College 5, Alvernia University 0
May 02, 2013 at Grantham, PA

Singles competition
1. Michael Brookhart (MESSM) vs. Nate Bauer (ALVMT) unfinished
2. Luke Hostetter (MESSM) vs. Dan Minnich (ALVMT) unfinished
3. Justin Meckley (MESSM) vs. Will Gerber (ALVMT) unfinished
4. Peter Shuck (MESSM) def. Jacob Conapitski (ALVMT) 6-1, 6-0
5. David Wichert (MESSM) def. Kyle Clark (ALVMT) 6-1, 6-0
6. Zachary Brunner (MESSM) vs. Ben Daubenspeck (ALVMT) unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Michael Brookhart/Luke Hostetter (MESSM) def. Nate Bauer/Dan Minnich (ALVMT) 8-6
2. Justin Meckley/Peter Shuck (MESSM) def. Will Gerber/Ben Daubenspeck (ALVMT) 8-2
3. David Wichert/Zachary Brunner (MESSM) def. Jacob Conapitski/Kyle Clark (ALVMT) 8-0

Match Notes
Alvernia University 10-9, 4-2
Messiah College 10-5, 5-1
Commonwealth Conference semifinals
T-1:30 A-20