Elizabethtown College Men's Tennis
Tuesday, April 17, 2001

ETOWN DEFEATS MESSIAH, 5-2

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown scored a 5-2 win over Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth League rival Messiah at home Tuesday to improve to 4-4 overall and 2-2 in the league.

Gurt Singh (Huntingdon Valley, PA/William Penn Charter School) posted a commanding 6-1, 6-1 win at number six singles. Matt Lawless (Windber, PA/Windber) had a 6-3, 6-0 win at number five singles for Etown, and Brian Holton (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin) won 6-1, 6-2 at number two singles.

Lawless and Singh teamed up to win 8-1 at number three doubles, as did Etown's Sude Dhillon (Yardley, PA/George School) and Willem Huiskes (Nÿmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands/NSG).

Etown returns to action at home Wednesday, April 18 to conclude its rain-interrupted match against Albright from the April 7. The teams are currently tied 3-3 through the conclusion of singles play. Doubles matches against Albright will commence at 4:00 p.m.

At Elizabethtown, Pa.
Elizabethtown 5, Messiah
Singles:
1. Bill Miller (E) d. Jared Fly (M), 7-5, 6-1
2. Danny Neuman (M) d. Sude Dhillon (E), 7-5, 6-3
3. Brian Holton (E) d. Tim Johnston (M), 6-1, 6-2
4. Steve Hearn (M) d. Willem Huiskes (E), 6-1, 6-1
5. Matt Lawless (E) d. Mac Carr (M), 6-3, 6-0
6. Gurt Singh (E) d. Todd Svendsen (M), 6-1, 6-1
Doubles (one team point):
1. Fly and Hearn (M) d. Miller and Holton (E), 8-4
2. Dhillon and Huiskes (E) d. Neuman and Johnston (M), 8-1
3. Lawless and Singh (E) d. Carr and Svendsen (M), 8-1