ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S TENNIS
Saturday, March 29, 2008

Elizabethtown Edges Lebanon Valley 5-4 in Commonwealth Conference Opener

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- A three-set win at second singles by junior Jeff Kirkhoff (Duncannon, PA/Susquenita) was the difference as Elizabethtown College edged Lebanon Valley College 5-4 in Commonwealth Conference men's tennis action on Saturday afternoon.

Kirkhoff defeated Tom Neckelmann 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to give the Blue Jays (3-2 overall, 1-0 Commonwealth) the victory over the Dutchmen (5-6 overall, 0-1 Commonwealth).

Senior Andrew Voshell (Chester Heights, PA/Garnet Valley) earned the only other singles win for the Blue Jays with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Jared Zeigler at third singles.

Elizabethtown swept all three doubles pro-sets to jump to an early 3-0 lead, as Kirkhoff and Voshell defeated Matt Grodzinski and Neckelmann 8-6 at flight one, sophomore Brok Walker (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion) and first-year student Bryan Metz (Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin) downed Zeigler and Jon Gingrich 8-5 at flight two, and senior Jim Dombach (Lancaster, PA/Manheim Township) and sophomore Mike Steiner (Greensburg, PA/Greater Latrobe) beat Brad Sweigart and Matt Hotchkiss 8-4 at flight three.

Elizabethtown College 5, Lebanon Valley College 4
Singles competition
1. Matt Grodzinski (LVC) def. Brok Walker (ETOWN) 6-2, 6-3
2. Jeff Kirkhoff (ETOWN) def. Tom Neckelmann (LVC) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
3. Andrew Voshell (ETOWN) def. Jared Zeigler (LVC) 6-2, 7-5
4. Brad Sweigart (LVC) def. Bryan Metz (ETOWN) 6-3, 6-2
5. Jon Gingrich (LVC) def. Brandon Stolar (ETOWN) 6-1, 6-2
6. Matt Hotchkiss (LVC) def. Jim Dombach (ETOWN) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Jeff Kirkhoff/Andrew Voshell (ETOWN) def. Matt Grodzinski/Tom Neckelmann (LVC) 8-6
2. Brok Walker/Bryan Metz (ETOWN) def. Jared Zeigler/Jon Gingrich (LVC) 8-5
3. Jim Dombach/Mike Steiner (ETOWN) def. Brad Sweigart/Matt Hotchkiss (LVC) 8-4