Men’s tennis gets to .500 in Landmark play with 7-2 win over Goucher

TOWSON, Md. – Juniata College men's tennis got to the .500 mark in Landmark Conference play on Saturday with a 7-2 win over Goucher College.

The win left Juniata with an 8-11 overall record, 3-3 in Landmark Conference action, with one conference match left on the schedule – next Saturday's road clash with Catholic University.

Juniata picked up two points out of doubles play, as Elliott Perow (Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon Area) and Tucker Good (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area) combined for an 8-2 win at no. 1 doubles over Goucher's David Spivey and Nick Pelensky.  The Eagle duo of Justin Wisniewski (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) and Brice Morey (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro) also came away with a doubles point, dispatching the Gophers' Pat Murnin and Thomas Adair at no. 2 doubles.

The Eagles went on to capture five of the six singles matches, with four of the wins coming in straight sets.

Juniata's season-ending match against Catholic will take place on Saturday, April 21, at 12:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C.

MEN'S TENNIS

Juniata 7, Goucher College 2

Doubles

1. Elliott Perow/Tucker Good (JUN) def. David Spivey/Nick Pelensky (GOU) 8-2

2. Justin Wisniewski/Brice Morey (JUN) def. Pat Murnin/Thomas Adair (GOU) 8-1

3. Brett Blackman/Daniel Csete (GOU) def. Matthew Butler/Andrew Hoffman (JUN) 8-4

Singles

1. David Spivey (GOU) def. Justin Wisniewski (JUN) 2-6, 3-0, retired

2. Elliott Perow (JUN) def. Nick Pelensky (GOU) 6-1, 6-1

3. Brice Morey (JUN) def. Pat Murnin (GOU) 6-2, 6-0

4. Tucker Good (JUN) def. Seth Manfield (GOU) 6-2, 6-0

5. Matthew Butler (JUN) def. Thomas Adair (GOU) 6-0, 7-5

6. Andrew Hoffman (JUN) def. Brett Blackman (GOU) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-3)

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