Reading, Pa. (Mar. 19, 2016) - Summit University (1-2) used strong singles play to lift it to a 5-4 victory over Alvernia University (2-5) Saturday afternoon in non-conference men's tennis action at Alvernia.
Reid Hoff gave the Crusaders their first point of the match, defeating Summit's Benjamin Adam in straight sets in No. 3 singles.
Todd Unger picked up Alvernia's other singles play point, winning in the No. 6 flight in straight sets.
The Crusaders claimed 2-of-3 matches in doubles play, taking the No.2 and No.3 flights.
Kyle Clark and
Colin MacCloskey collected the point at No.2 with an 8-5 win, while
Antonio Gaetani paired with Unger at No.3 for a convincing 8-1 decision and the Crusaders fourth point.
Alvernia returns to action on Wednesday, traveling to Gwynedd Mercy for its final nonconference matchup at 3:30. The Crusaders begin their conference run on Saturday, April 2nd, traveling to Arcadia.
Summit 5, Alvernia 4
Complete Results
| Singles competition |
| 1. Fountain, Spencer (SUMT) def. Colin MacCloskey (ALVMT) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2. Muller, Jason (SUMT) def. Jacob Conapitski (ALVMT) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 3. Reid Hoff (ALVMT) def. Adam, Benjamin (SUMT) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 4. Landry, Ryan (SUMT) def. Kyle Clark (ALVMT) 7-5, 6-3 |
| 5. Decker, Dan (SUMT) def. Antonio Gaetani (ALVMT) 6-3, 4-6, 10-7 |
| 6. Todd Unger (ALVMT) def. Pincince, Wesley (SUMT) 6-1, 6-4 |
