Shoremen Sweep Doubles

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Visiting Washington College swept doubles and won five of six singles matches en route to an 8-1 Centennial Conference men's tennis victory over host Muhlenberg College this afternoon in Allentown, Pa. The Shoremen, ranked 15th in the Atlantic South region, improved to 4-11 overall and 2-4 in conference play with the win, while the Mules fell to 3-7 and 1-5 with the loss.

Washington College 8, Muhlenberg 1

Doubles
- The lone competitive doubles match came at No. 1 where Ryland Byrd and Justin Panepinto prevailed over Mickey Schindler and Derrick Eng, 8-6.
- The Shoremen won the other two doubles matches by 8-0 counts. Luke Weaver and Jeremy Novick blanked Steven Shoemaker and Jon Yandle at No. 2, while Zack Novick and Jake Sandler shut out David Woods and Jordan Greene at No. 3.

Singles
- The Shoremen's five singles wins came in straight sets. Byrd beat Woods, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 1, while Sandler downed Schindler, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 2.
- Jeremy Novick bested Adam Halpern, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 4, while Garrett Boleslav defeated Greene, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 5 and Zack Novick topped Shoemaker, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 6.
- Muhlenberg won the final match to finish on the day as Eng rallied for a 1-6, 7-6(4), 10-8, victory against Panepinto at No. 3.

Up Next for the Shoremen
4/23 v. Gettysburg - 12:00 p.m. (Centennial Conference match)