Gettysburg improves to 3-0 with third shutout of the season
9 Gettysburg (3-0)
0Penn State Harrisburg (1-2)
Match Recap: Men’s Tennis | 10/2/2021 10:42:00 PM
The Gettysburg College men’s tennis team (3-0) wrapped up a perfect fall schedule with its third shutout in as many tries with another dominating win over Penn State Harrisburg Saturday.
Singles competition
1. Alex Kagan (GCM) def. Caleb Fockens (PSHM) 7-5, 6-3
2. Michael Fellman (GCM) def. Aaron Krasley (PSHM) 6-0, 6-1
3. Michael Zayneh (GCM) def. Sachin Venkatesh (PSHM) 6-0, 6-0
4. Matt Rau (GCM) def. Andrew Schreck (PSHM) 6-2, 7-6 (2)
5. Patrick Bodovitz (GCM) def. Nick Rohn (PSHM) 6-4, 6-1
6. Jeffrey Seybolt (GCM) def. Derwin Merca (PSHM) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Doubles competition
1. Alex Kagan/Michael Zayneh (GCM) def. Caleb Fockens/Sachin Venkatesh (PSHM) 8-2
2. Michael Fellman/Matt Rau (GCM) def. Nick Rohn/Andrew Schreck (PSHM) 8-2
3. Patrick Bodovitz/Alec Shalk (GCM) def. Rishikesh Singh/Evan Stillwell (PSHM) 8-0
Match Recap
Freshman Michael Fellman (Rockville, Md./Thomas S. Wootton) and junior Matt Rau (Castle Pines, Colo./Regis Jesuit) set the tone for the match with a quick and decisive 8-2 decision at second doubles. Seniors Patrick Bodovitz (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) and Alec Shalk (Milton, Del./Smyrna) followed with a bagel (8-0) at No. 3, while the top tandem of sophomores Alex Kagan (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) and Michael Zayneh (Hilton Head Islands, S.C./Heritage Academy) capped the doubles sweep with an 8-2 win.
Kagan and Fellman each moved to 6-0 this season with wins at the top two flights. Kagan battled his way past Caleb Fockens for a 7-5, 6-3 decision at No. 1, while Fellman dropped only one game on the way to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Aaron Krasley. Zayneh was the first Bullet to finish up in singles play, sweeping past Sachin Venkatesh 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3.
Rau and Bodovitz each won in straight-sets, the former surviving a tiebreaker for a 6-2, 7-6 (2) win at No. 4, and the latter winning handily 6-4, 6-1 at No. 5. Seeing his first collegiate singles action, sophomore Jeffrey Seybolt (Allentown, Pa./Salisbury) rebounded from a second-set loss to win in the super-tiebreaker 6-2, 4-6, 10-7 at the sixth position.
Where the Series Stands Now
Gettysburg improved to 4-0 all-time against Penn State Harrisburg.
Up Next
Gettysburg has completed its fall schedule and returns to action next March.