Reading, Pa. (Apr. 1, 2015) - Messiah College (1-6, 1-0) squeezed out wins at No. 1 and 2 doubles to start the day with a 3-0 lead and swept through the singles matches in a 9-0 win over Alvernia University (3-5, 0-1) Wednesday afternoon in Commonwealth Conference men's tennis action at Angelica Park.

The Crusaders' team of Kyle Clark and Ben Daubenspeck pushed the No. 2 doubles match into an extra game where Messiah earned a 9-7 win.  The Falcons took an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles.

Dan Minnich was able to split his first two sets at No. 1 singles with Messiah's Mike Brookhart before Brookhart took the match with a 10-7 win in the third set.

Alvernia continues the conference schedule Thursday at Stevenson University.

Messiah College 6, Alvernia 3
Apr 01, 2015 at Reading, Pa.

Singles competition
1. Mike Brookhart (MESSM) def. Dan Minnich (ALVMT) 6-1, 4-6, 10-7
2. Tim Dunn (MESSM) def. Aaron Yuros (ALVMT) 6-0, 6-1
3. Peter Shuck (MESSM) def. Ben Daubenspeck (ALVMT) 6-0, 6-3
4. Devin Esch (MESSM) def. Jacob Conapitski (ALVMT) 6-2, 6-3
5. Connor Graybeal (MESSM) def. Kyle Clark (ALVMT) 6-0, 6-1
6. Mike Kovacs (MESSM) def. Antonio Gaetani (ALVMT) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Dan Minnich/Aaron Yuros (ALVMT) def. Mike Brookhart/Tim Dunn (MESSM) 8-5
2. Kyle Clark/Ben Daubenspeck (ALVMT) def. Peter Shuck/Mike Kovacs (MESSM) 9-7
3. Jacob Conapitski/Antonio Gaetani (ALVMT) def. Devin Esch/Connor Graybeal (MESSM) 8-1

Match Notes
Messiah College 1-6, 1-0 CC
Alvernia 3-5, 0-1 CC
Commonwealth Conference match.
T-2:30 A-35