Despite missing top flight player Zach Hall (Sugar Land, Texas) Gordon rolled to an easy victory against Lebanon Valley in the first match of the day. Sophomore Mason Casady (Santa Barbara, Calif.) filled in nicely atop the lineup, not dropping a game at first singles. Gordon freshman Nathan Lookwhy (Westborough, Mass.) and Kristopher Marineau (Auburn, N.H.) both handled their opponents while dropping only one game at second and fifth singles respectively.
Joe Daugherty (Norfolk, Va.) and Peter Godwin (Manchester, Conn.) also picked up singles wins in
the match.
Gordon swept doubles action, but the Flying Dutchman sent everything they could at the Scots. Marineau and Michael D'Antuono (Mapleville, R.I.) blanked their opponents at the third flight, but the top two matches remained close throughout. Casady and Lookwhy eventually pulled away for an 8-4 win at the top spot, but Godwin and Daugherty needed to fight through a tiebreak to pull out their match, 9-8.
Gordon 8, Lebanon Valley College 1
03/07/16 at Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Hilton Head Resort)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Mason Casady (GC) def. Nick Jones (LVCM) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. Nate Lookwhy (GC) def. Jonathan Hastings (LVCM) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 3. Peter Godwin (GC) def. Cody Manmiller (LVCM) 7-5, 6-0 |
| 4. Joe Daugherty (GC) def. Jordan Heavel (LVCM) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 5. Kristopher Marineau (GC) def. Elliott Kleckner (LVCM) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 6. Yale Meier (LVCM) def. Caven Bell (GC) 7-5, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Mason Casady/Nate Lookwhy (GC) def. Jonathan Hastings/Cody Manmiller (LVCM) 8-4 |
| 2. Peter Godwin/Joe Daugherty (GC) def. Nick Jones/Jordan Heavel (LVCM) 9-8 (7-2) |
| 3. Mike D'Antuono/Kristopher Marineau (GC) def. Elliott Kleckner/Yale Meier (LVCM) 8-0 |
| Match Notes |
| Lebanon Valley College 1-3 |
| Gordon 3-1 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,1,5,4,3,6) |
| Spring Break Match #1 |
| T-2:40 A-50 |
The second match of the day provided to be a little bit tougher for the Scots, but Gordon was able to climb out of an early hole. After Casady and Lookwhy took care of business at the top doubles spot, 8-1, Gordon failed to get another point in combo action. Millersville's Christian Boyer (Fleetwood, Pa.) and Christian Akerley (Oaklyn, N.J.) downed Gordon's No. 2 duo, while Noah Ginder (Schaefferstown, Pa.) and David Yunginger (Mount Joy, Pa.) managed an 8-2 win at three.
The Fighting Scots fought right back by winning all six singles matches, five of which came in straight sets. Godwin was forced into a third-set tiebreak with Akerley at the fourth flight, ultimately winning 10-3 in the super.
Sophomore D'Antuono also picked up his first singles win of the season after sitting out in the fall.
The Scots are off until Wednesday morning when they face a tough Baldwin Wallace squad at 8 a.m. at the Port Royal Racquet Club.
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