GETTYSBURG, PA (Sept. 19) -- The Shepherd College men's tennis team defeated Gettysburg College by a score of 8-1, while the Ram women lost by the same score in action here on Thursday.
The Ram men start their year-long season with a 1-0 record, while the women fall to 2-4. It was the first match on the year for the Bullets.
The Shepherd men and women will be playing next in the Shenandoah Invitational Tournament this weekend in Winchester, VA.
SHEPHERD MEN 8 GETTYSBURG 1
SINGLES
1. Scott Eyler (S) d. Geoff Gamble 6-0, 6-0
2. Thomas Bohrnstedt (S) d. Mike Kraus 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4)
3. Brian Clarke (S) d. Jason Fransen 2-6, 6-0, 6-1
4. Tim Halter (S) d. Karan Minotra 6-2, 6-1
5. Wray Sherman (S) d. Mark Morris 6-3, 6-1
6. Greg Selby (S) d. Jake Wright 6-3, 7-5
DOUBLES
1. Gamble-Fransen (G) d. Bohrnstedt-Clarke 9-8 (4)
2. Eyler-Halter (S) d. Kraus-Minotra 8-3
3. Selby-Eric Stevenson (S) d. Morris-Wright 8-4
GETTYSBURG WOMEN 8 SHEPHERD 1
SINGLES
1. Tracy Rodgers (G) d. Katie Benisek 6-1, 7-5
2. Lindsay Morlock (G) d. Leigh Burch 6-1, 6-2
3. Jamie Cutright (S) d. Meredith Masters 7-5, 7-5
4. Suzy Lynch (G) d. Naoko Mito 6-1, 6-2
5. Gettysburg won by forfeit
6. Becky MacMillian (G) d. Kristen Charles 6-0, 6-0
DOUBLES
1. Lynch-Masters (G) d. Benisek-Cutright 8-3
2. Morlock-Rodgers (G) d. Mito-Burch 8-3
3. Gettysburg won by forfeit