Meadville, Pa. – The Mercyhurst men's tennis team fell 6-3 on the road Tuesday in its match against Allegheny College.

Kyle King, in the No. 1 singles match, and Ron Heurich at the No. 2 spot, both had strong showings for the Lakers in their matches, winning 6-2, 7-5 and 4-6, 6-4, 10-7, respectively.

The No. 1 doubles team of Heurich and Adam Marnik provided the Lakers only win in doubles, taking an 8-1 decision over Max Hennessy and Jake Allmaras

The Lakers return to action Saturday, Sept. 19, when they travel to Bloomsburg.

Allegneny College 7, Mercyhurst College 2

Sep 15, 2009 at 4:00 pm

Singles competition

1. Kyle King (MC-M) def. Alex Bonfiglion (ALL-M) 6-2, 7-5

2. Ron Heurich (MC-M) def. Uros Predic (ALL-M) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7

3. Mike Provenzam (ALL-M) def. Adam Marnik (MC-M) 7-5, 6-0

4. Max Hennessy (ALL-M) def. Juan Franco (MC-M) 6-3, 6-2

5. Evan Gordon (ALL-M) def. Justin Tompkins (MC-M) 6-3, 6-0

6. Ben Hurtuk (ALL-M) def. Mark Fuhry (MC-M) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Ron Heurich/Adam Marnik (MC-M) def. Max Hennessy/Jake Allmaras (ALL-M)   8-1

2. Ben Hurtuk/Uros Predic (ALL-M) def. Kyle King/Justin Tompkins (MC-M) 8-3

3. Evan Gordon/Johnathan Jordan (ALL-M) def. Juan Franco/Marcus Zehnder (MC-M) 8-3

Match Notes

Mercyhurst College 1-3

Allegneny College 2-1