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The Moravian College Men’s Tennis team posted an overall record
of 5-10 and finished 2-4 in the Commonwealth Conference under the direction
of head coach Jim Walker, who completed his 26th season
at the school.
Senior Neil Caniga (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS) had a
9-11 record at first singles including an 8-7 mark in dual matches. He
teamed up with senior Sean Lynch (West Chester, PA/Henderson HS)
for a 5-9 mark in doubles action with a 5-8 slate at first doubles
in dual matches. Caniga was named to the Commonwealth
All-Conference First Team for the third straight season, and he had a
career mark of 31-23, which is tied for the fourth highest singles win
total in Moravian history.
Lynch, who finished his career with 20 singles wins,
was 5-14 in singles action with a 4-10 mark at third singles in dual matches
this year. Freshman Keith Feiman (Haddonfield, NJ/Haddonfield
HS) was 8-12 in singles action with a 7-7 slate at fourth singles
while junior Scott Shelbo (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS)
was 7-14 with a 5-10 mark at second singles. Freshman Lee Gustin
(Allentown, PA/Dieruff HS) was 6-11 in singles action with a
4-9 record at fifth singles while freshman Jeremiah Reinhart (Effort,
PA/Pleasant Valley HS) had a 5-11 singles record while playing
sixth singles.
Shelbo and Gustin combined for Moravian’s
top doubles record of 8-8 at second doubles, and the duo was 7-7 in dual
matches. Feinman and Reinhart were 5-10
at third doubles this season, and freshman Andrew Mashintonio
(North Wales, PA/Lansdale Catholic HS) was 1-0 in singles action
and 1-0 in doubles competition with Feinman.
Coach Walker and Moravian are slated to return five
players next season and will look again to challenge for a postseason
berth.
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