Hershey, Pa. (March 24, 2018) - The Mount St. Mary's men's tennis team topped Sacred Heart 4-3 in the Mount's second match in conference play.

The Mountaineers took two out of three matches in doubles competition to earn the point advantage from doubles play. Brandon Wortkotter and Jackson Wood defeated Seiji Hosokowa and Derek Chapman 6-3 in the number one flight. In the second flight, Gabriel Santos and Jean Armstrong topped Byan Einstoss and Cory Seltman 6-3 for the second flight win for Mount St. Mary's.

The Mount and the Pioneers split singles play with three wins each so the one point advantage from doubles action was the decisive point in the match. Wood defeated Chapman 6-1, 6-4 in the number two spot for the Mountaineers' first singles point. Parth Sharma took the third flight from Einstoss 7-5, 6-0 for his 16th singles win of the season. Armstrong edged Seltman in the fourth flight 6-2, 6-7, and 6-3 for the match clinching point. 

Mount St. Mary's jumps to 4-9 on the year with a 1-1 mark in Northeast Conference (NEC) play and Sacred Heart falls to 3-9 with a 0-1 mark in NEC play. The Mount travels to St. Francis Brooklyn for a match on Wednesday, March 28 at 1:00 p.m.

Mount 4, Sacred Heart 3

Doubles
1. Brandon Wortkotter/Jackson Wood (MSM) def. Seiji Hosokowa/Derek Chapman (SHU) 6-3
2. Gabriel Santos/Jean Armstrong (MSM) def. Bryan Einstoss/Cory Seltman (SHU) 6-3
3. Chris Sause/Francisco Del Valle (SHU) def. Evan Hine/Parth Sharma (MSM) 6-1

Singles
1. Seiji Hosokowa (SHU) def. Brandon Wortkotter (MSM) 6-0, 6-3
2. Jackson Wood (MSM) def. Derek Chapman (SHU) 6-1, 6-4
3. Parth Sharma (MSM) def. Bryan Einstoss (SHU) 7-5, 6-0
4. Jean Armstrong (MSM) def. Cory Seltman (SHU) 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3
5. Chris Sause (SHU) def. Gabriel Santos (MSM) 6-3, 6-1
6. Francisco Del Valle (SHU) def. Evan Hine (MSM) 6-3, 6-2