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Pearson Clary

Men's tennis narrowly loses to Jefferson, 4-3

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Box Score Philadelphia, Pa. - The Millersville University men's  tennis team concluded its fall season with a well-fought 4-3 loss against Jefferson on Friday afternoon. The match featured three tiebreakers in singles play.

The Marauders finish their fall campaign with a record of 0-2, while the Rams finish their fall season with a 2-2 mark.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• The duo of Carlos Martinez-Lucas and Peter Landis won their flight one doubles match, 6-3, and then Ben Fellman and Pearson Clary clinched the doubles decision for Millersville with a win at flight three, 6-1.
• Clary continued his strong play into singles, winning at flight six, 6-1, 6-0.
Frank Yanni also won at flight four singles, 6-1, 6-4, the first win of his collegiate career.
• Landis fought well to send his flight two singles match to a third set, but he ultimately lost, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2.
• Fellman also played well in his flight three singles match, but he fell, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.
• The third tiebreaker came in Jose Alcazar's flight five singles match, which he lost, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.

COACH MATT HELSEL QUOTES
• "We played well but it just wasn't quite enough. We took control but didn't finish off a couple singles matches where we had leads. We have to learn how to win these close matches. We're going to be in a lot of them this year."
• "We were great in doubles. We jumped out on one and three and really played aggressive. I was happy to see us play how I know we can."
• "Frank got his first collegiate win and I'm very happy for him. He's  such a talented player. He jumped ahead and stumbled a little in the second set but righted the ship. He's a keeper.  Pearce got into a groove and never looked back."
• "Peter was in a great battle and fought all the way to the end. I'll take my chances with Peter Landis in a third set any day."
• "We had a successful fall. We're young and we're growing, but we have talent. We get better everyday. I'm looking forward to the spring and seeing how we stack up against the rest of the PSAC."

NOTES
• This match was originally scheduled to be played in Millersville on Sept. 23 and was then rescheduled for Oct. 14 due to inclement  weather. That match was then rained out and moved to Jefferson for today's date.
• This marks the first time these two teams have played since the Spring 2017 season. The Marauders' and Rams' initially scheduled match was also postponed that season, with Jefferson winning on the make up date, 9-0.
• The Rams now lead the all-time series, 3-7.

UP NEXT
• Millersville begins its spring season on March 2 with a road match against Roberts Wesleyan at 4 p.m.

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