0Messiah University (1-1)
9 Gettysburg (2-0)
Match Recap: Men’s Tennis | 9/25/2021 9:50:00 PM
Bullets blank Messiah 9-0
The Gettysburg College men’s tennis team picked up its second shutout of the fall season with a 9-0 shellacking of visiting Messiah University Saturday afternoon.
Singles competition
1. Alex Kagan (GCM) def. Jarod Snader (MESSM) 6-0, 6-3
2. Michael Fellman (GCM) def. Connor Rose (MESSM) 6-0, 6-0
3. Michael Zayneh (GCM) def. Chase Wilson (MESSM) 6-3, 6-1
4. Matt Rau (GCM) def. Michael Sell (MESSM) 6-3, 6-2
5. Patrick Bodovitz (GCM) def. Josh Gingerich (MESSM) 6-2, 6-2
6. Hayden Strittmatter (GCM) def. Carl Anderson (MESSM) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Michael Zayneh/Alex Kagan (GCM) def. Jarod Snader/Jonathan Baker (MESSM) 8-0
2. Michael Fellman/Matt Rau (GCM) def. Connor Rose/Chase Wilson (MESSM) 8-1
3. Patrick Bodovitz/Alec Shalk (GCM) def. Michael Sell/Carl Anderson (MESSM) 8-5
Match Recap
Gettysburg (1-0) cruised out to a 3-0 lead in doubles play. Sophomores Alex Kagan (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) and Michael Zayneh (Hilton Head Islands, S.C./Heritage Academy) laid down a bagel at the top spot, blanking Jarod Snader and Jonathan Baker 8-0. Freshman Michael Fellman and junior Matt Rau (Castle Pines, Colo./Regis Jesuit) dropped only a game for an 8-1 win at No. 2, while seniors Patrick Bodovitz (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) and Alec Shalk (Milton, Del./Smyrna) completed the doubles sweep with an 8-5 win at the third flight.
Fellman and fellow first-year Hayden Strittmatter (Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai) were perfect in 6-0, 6-0 decisions at No. 2 and No. 6, respectively. Kagan opened with a shutout (6-0) and closed with a 6-3 decision over Snader at the top flight. Zayneh won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3 and Bodovitz picked up a pair of 6-2 scores in a victory at the fifth spot. Rau completed the shutout with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 4.
Where the Series Stands Now
Gettysburg has won the last nine meetings with Messiah and leads the all-time series 25-4.
Up Next
The Bullets finish the fall schedule at Penn State Harrisburg next Saturday, Oct. 2, at 1 p.m.
