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Moravian Suffers First Landmark Conference Loss of the Season in Setback to Drew

Junior Anthony Ronca and sophomore Shayaan Farhad during their first doubles victory versus Drew University at Hoffman Courts. Photo by Abby Smith '27
Junior Anthony Ronca and sophomore Shayaan Farhad during their first doubles victory versus Drew University at Hoffman Courts. Photo by Abby Smith '27

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University men's tennis team suffered its first Landmark Conference loss of the 2023-24 season, falling to visiting Drew University, 6-3, at Hoffman Courts Tuesday in the Greyhounds' final home match of the regular season.

How It Happened

  • The Rangers took a 2-1 lead in doubles action. Drew began the match with a win at third doubles while the Hounds knotted the score at 1-1 when junior Anthony Ronca and sophomore Shayaan Farhad posted an 8-3 victory at first doubles. The second doubles match went into a tiebreaker before the Rangers won
  • Drew earned the first two singles contests to finish to extend its advantage to 4-1 before freshman Gavin Labbadia recorded a 6-1, 7-5 triumph at fifth singles. The Rangers captured two more contests including a three-set match at fourth singles before sophomore Ryan Burke finished the contest with a 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 10-7 win at sixth singles
  • The loss for the Blue & Grey was the first of the spring for Moravian, snapping a 13-match winning streak that began last fall on October 1

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Saturday, April 20 at Wilkes University, 12:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, April 21 at Goucher College, 1:00 p.m.
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