KINGS POINT, N.Y. – Juniata College men's tennis posted its first Landmark Conference victory of the season with a 7-2 triumph over the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Saturday afternoon in Kings Point, N.Y. 

Juniata (3-7) opened the match by taking all three doubles matches, with the tandem of Matt Butler (Quakertown, Pa./Salisbury School) and Andrew Hoffman (Blain, Pa./Susquehanna Township) having the toughest battle in their 9-7 win at No. 3 doubles. 

In singles play, Justin Wisniewski (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown), Brice Morey (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro), Tucker Good (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area), and Butler all posted wins, with all but Good recording two-set victories.  Good won the first set of his No. 4 singles match against Frank Sysko, 6-0, but dropped set two, 2-6, before winning the third set 6-3.

Juniata will host Penn State Altoona on Wednesday afternoon, March 21, at the Raffensperger Tennis Courts, before facing Moravian College in a Landmark match on Saturday, March 24.

MEN'S TENNIS

Juniata 7, United States Merchant Marine Academy 2

Singles

1. Jeff Gulitus (USMMA) def. Elliott Perow, 6-3, 6-4

2. Justin Wisniewski (JUN) def. Tim Buxton, 6-2, 6-1

3. Brice Morey (JUN) def. Jeremy Guettlein, 6-4, 6-2

4. Tucker Good (JUN) def. Frank Sysko, 6-0, 2-6, 6-3

5. Mo Kawatachi (USMMA) def. Andrew Hoffman, 6-4, 7-5

6. Matt Butler (JUN) def. James Karas, 6-4, 6-3

Doubles

1. Perow/Good (JUN) def. Gulitus/Buxton, 8-3

2. Morey/Wisniewski (JUN) def. Guettlein/Sysko, 8-3

3. Butler/Hoffman (JUN) def. Christian Miller/Kawatachi, 9-7

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