Shepherd University Athletics

SHEPHERD EDGES FRANKLIN & MARSHALL, 5-4

LANCASTER, PA -- The Shepherd men's tennis team won their match with Franklin & Marshall College on Wednesday in dramatic fashion, snatching a 5-4 victory.

With each team having won four matches apiece, Shepherd's Scott Hasenei found himself in a hole at number four singles against F&M's Ben Hart. Hasenei was able to come back, fighting off four match points from 5-6 down to take the set in a tiebreaker. Hasenei won the breaker by a score of 7-5. He quickly swept through the third and final set by a score of 6-1 to clinch the victory for the Rams.

The Rams are now 4-9 overall. Also, Shepherd senior David Seifarth claimed his 100th win as a Ram.

SHEPHERD 5 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 4

Singles

1. Casey Moser (S) d. Alex Levy 6-3, 6-3

2. David Seifarth (S) d. Andrew Mayer 6-4, 6-3

3. Ben Michelman (FM) d. Eric Stevenson 6-4, 6-2

4. Scott Hasenei (S) d. Ben Hart 6-7(3), 7-6(5), 6-1

5. Seth Cruice (FM) d. Andy Bosco 1-6, 7-5, 6-3

6. Josh McGuiness (FM) d. Jesse Humeas 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

1. Moser-Seifarth (S) d. Mayer-Michelman 8-3

2. Levy-McGuiness (FM) d. Stevenson- Arthur Ebeling 8-6

3. Bosco-Hasenei (S) d. Cruice-Colin Chang 8-1