Grantham, Pa. (Apr. 21, 2014) - Messiah College (6-6, 5-0) locked up the top seed in the Commonwealth Conference Men's Tennis Championship with a 7-2 win over Alvernia University (8-8, 5-1) Monday afternoon.

Alvernia its first point with a win at No. 1 doubles and Dennis Sult (Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh) earned a point at No. 1 singles.

The conference championships begin next Wednesday with Alvernia and Messiah hosting semifnials.

Messiah College 7, Alvernia University 2

 Singles competition
1. Dennis Sult (ALVMT) def. Michael Brookhart (MESSM) 6-4, 6-1
2. David Wichert (MESSM) def. Dan Minnich (ALVMT) 6-2, 6-3
3. Peter Shuck (MESSM) def. Aaron Yuros (ALVMT) 6-1, 6-1
4. Devin Esch (MESSM) def. Ben Daubenspeck (ALVMT) 6-4, 6-2
5. Chris Brittingham (MESSM) def. Jacob Conapitski (ALVMT) 6-2, 6-0
6. Dustin Innerst (MESSM) def. Sean Boyd (ALVMT) 6-0, 6-4

 Doubles competition
1. Dennis Sult/Dan Minnich (ALVMT) def. Michael Brookhart/David Wichert (MESSM) 8-6
2. Peter Shuck/Zachary Brunner (MESSM) def. Aaron Yuros/Jacob Conapitski (ALVMT) 8-3
3. Dustin Innerst/Michael Kovacs (MESSM) def. Ben Daubenspeck/Sean Boyd (ALVMT) 9-7

Match Notes:
Alvernia University 8-8, 5-1
Messiah College 6-6, 5-0
T-3:45  A-21