SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – The Shepherd men's tennis team went 2-2 in matches over the weekend. Shepherd dropped a 5-0 decision to Chestnut Hill and gained a 7-0 win over Bloomsburg on Saturday. The Rams added a 5-1 triumph over Philadelphia and a 9-0 setback to Kutztown on Sunday.

Shepherd swept the doubles competition and got singles wins from junior Steven Lesko (Mt. Airy, MD/Linganore) and senior Al Starlings (Mt. Airy, MD/Linganore) in the win over Bloomsburg.

Senior Chris Pratt (Charleston, WV/George Washington) and freshman Will Wheatley (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington) gained singles wins against Philadelphia University. Senior Michael Lesko (Mt. Airy, Md/.Linganore) and junior Steve Kolumban (Chambersburg, PA/ Chambersburg Area) combined for a win at number one doubles, while Steven Lasko and Starlings teamed for a victory at number three doubles.

The complete results ar listed below.

Chestnut Hill College Tennis
Shepherd Men's Tennis vs Chestnut Hill Men's Tennis (Apr 12, 2014)

Chestnut Hill Men's Tennis 5, Shepherd Men's Tennis 0
Apr 12, 2014 at Bloomsburg, Pa.

Singles competition

1. Mariano Porter (CHCM) def. Chris Pratt (SU-M) 6-1, 6-1

2. Yoann Pham (CHCM) vs. Michael Lesko (SU-M) 6-1, 4-3, unfinished

3. Steven Say (CHCM) vs. Grant Davis (SU-M) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished

4. Michael Humes (CHCM) def. Steve Kolumban (SU-M) 6-1, 6-3

5. Anthony Moore (CHCM) vs. Steven Lesko (SU-M) 6-2, 3-5, unfinished

6. Pedro Oranges (CHCM) vs. Al Starlings (SU-M) 6-6, unfinished

 

Doubles competition

1. Yoann Pham/Steven Say (CHCM) def. Michael Lesko/Steve Kolumban (SU-M) 8-4

2. Mariano Porter/Pedro Oranges (CHCM) def. Chris Pratt/Grant Davis (SU-M) 8-6

3. Michael Humes/Manuel Ceniceros (CHCM) def. Steven Lesko/Al Starlings (SU-M) 8-1

2013-14 Bloomsburg University Men's Tennis
Shepherd Men's Tennis vs Bloomsburg (Apr 12, 2014)

Shepherd Men's Tennis 5, Bloomsburg 0
Apr 12, 2014 at Bloomsburg University (Bloomsburg Tennis Courts)

Singles competition

1. Mike DiSanto (BLOOM) vs. Michael Lesko (SU-M) 4-6, 1-3, unfinished

2. Will Humphrey (BLOOM) vs. Steve Kolumban (SU-M) 1-6, 3-6, unfinished

3. Steven Lesko (SU-M) def. Brayden Shipman (BLOOM) 6-3, 6-2

4. Kyle Christy (BLOOM) vs. Will Wheatley (SU-M) unfinished

5. Al Starlings (SU-M) def. Mortada Stitou (BLOOM) 6-2, 6-1

6. Adam Schultz (BLOOM) vs. Sricharan Mahavadi (SU-M) 0-6, 3-4, unfinished

 

Doubles competition

1. Steve Kolumban/Michael Lesko (SU-M) def. Mike DiSanto/Brayden Shipman (BLOOM) 8-6

2. Grant Davis/Chris Pratt (SU-M) def. Denis Ikejiri/Will Humphrey (BLOOM) 8-2

3. Al Starlings/Steven Lesko (SU-M) def. Kyle Christy/Adam Schultz (BLOOM) 8-3

 

Match Notes

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles ()

 
 
Philadelphia University vs Shepherd University
 

Date:	4/13/2014
Location:	Neutral
Winner:	Shepherd University
Score:	5-1
Position	Philadelphia University	Shepherd University	Winner	Score
#1 Singles	Ayman Barakat	Chris Pratt	Shepherd University	6-0, 6-1
#2 Singles	Chris Casamassima	Michael Lesko	Unfinished	1-6, 4-3
#3 Singles	Dylan Bhaerman	Steven Kolumban	Unfinished	6-2, 1-6, 0-0 (6-9)
#4 Singles	Long Vo	Will Wheatley	Shepherd University	6-1, 6-4
#5 Singles	Juan Velosa	Al Starlings	Unfinished	5-7, 1-2
#6 Singles	Matthew Germani	Sricharan Mahavadi	Shepherd University	6-2, 6-1
#1 Doubles	Dylan Bhaerman  Chris Casamassima	Michael Lesko  Steven Kolumban	Shepherd University	8-6
#2 Doubles	Ayman Barakat  Long Vo	Chris Pratt  Will Wheatley	Philadelphia University	8-4
#3 Doubles	Matthew Germani  Juan Velosa	Steven Lesko  Al Starlings	Shepherd University	8-3

 
 
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania vs Shepherd University
 

Date:	4/13/2014
Location:	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Winner:	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Score:	9-0
Position	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Shepherd University	Winner	Score
#1 Singles	Rushi Amin	Chris Pratt	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	6-3,6-1
#2 Singles	Varun Desai	Grant Davis	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	7-5, RET
#3 Singles	Matthew Maguire	Michael Lesko	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	4-6, 6-1, 6-2
#4 Singles	Patricio Hernandez	Steven Kolumban	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	5-7, 7-6, 10-3
#5 Singles	Ben Nace	Steven Lesko	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	6-3, 4-6, 6-4
#6 Singles	Rich Lictenwalner	Al Starlings	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	6-2, 6-4
#1 Doubles	Rushi Amin  Varun Desai	Michael Lesko  Steven Kolumban	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	8-6
#2 Doubles	Ben Nace  Rich Lictenwalner	Sricharan Mahavadi  Chris Pratt	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	9-7
#3 Doubles	Matthew Maguire  Kenny Beebe	Steven Lesko  Al Starlings	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	8-2