Gettysburg, Pa. – The Gettysburg College men's tennis team opened the season with a 9-0 victory sweep over Messiah College on Saturday.

Gettysburg (1-0) swept Messiah (0-1) in doubles play. No. 1 pairing senior Kevin Maier (Alpharetta, Ga./Milton) and junior Mike Mills (Cape Elizabeth, Maine), No. 2 tandem of senior Nick D'Amore (Scotch Plains, N.J./Wardlaw-Hartridge) and senior Andrew Corwin (Medford, N.J./Shawnee), and No. 3 pairing of sophomore Patrick Bodovitz (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) and junior Jacob Meehan (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) all tallied 8-1 decisions.

The Bullets won the top four singles contests in straight-sets. D'Amore cruised past Alex Mantsevich 6-1, 6-4 at the top flight. Maier won 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2, Corwin won handily 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3, while Mills secured a 6-0, 6-1 decision at No. 4. Freshman Zach LaChance scored his first collegiate win with a 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 decision at No. 5, while sophomore Drew Warren (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) claimed a straight-set victory 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 6 spot.

Gettysburg will welcome St. Mary's College of Maryland on Saturday, September 29 at noon.

Gettysburg 9, Messiah 0

Singles competition
1.       Nick D'Amore (GC) def. Alex Mantsevich (MESSM), 6-1, 6-4
2.       Kevin Maier (GC) def. Andrew Bookman (MESSM), 6-4, 6-3
3.       Andrew Corwin (GC) def. Bryson Boettger (MESSM), 6-1, 6-2
4.       Mike Mills (GC) def. Keller Martin (MESSM) 6-0, 6-1
5.       Zach LaChance (GC) def. Jarod Snader (MESSM) 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
6.       Drew Warren (GC) def. Cody Fitzwater (MESSM) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1.       Kevin Maier/Mike Mills (GC) def. Andrew Bookman/Keller Martin (MESSM) 8-1
2.       Nick D'Amore/Andrew Corwin (GC) def. Alex Mantsevich/Bryson Boettger (MESSM) 8-1
3.       Patrick Bodovitz/Jacob Meehan (GC) def. Jarod Snader/Cody Fitzwater (MESSM) 8-1

Match Notes:
Messiah College 0-1
Gettysburg College 1-0