Moravian Men Set to Host Wilkes in Landmark Conference First Round on May 1
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The third seed Moravian University men’s tennis squad is set to host sixth seed Wilkes University in a first round match in the 2024 Landmark Conference Tournament with action slated to begin at 4:00 p.m. at Hoffman Courts on Wednesday, May 1.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The third seed Moravian University men's tennis squad is set to host sixth seed Wilkes University in a first round match in the 2024 Landmark Conference Tournament with action slated to begin at 4:00 p.m. at Hoffman Courts on Wednesday, May 1.
The Greyhounds have tied the program record for wins this year and are 16-4 this season for the second straight regular season. The Blue & Grey were 7-2 Landmark regular season record and had a 13-match winning streak during the campaign. Moravian is making its second straight and third appearance in the Landmark Conference Tournament since 2021. The Hounds and the Colonels met on April 20 in Edwardsville with Moravian winning by a margin of 7-2.
Third-year Director of Tennis Mariana Freitas has guided the Hounds to a 40-17 mark since taking over the program.
Freshman Gavin Labbadia leads the Greyhounds with an 18-1 mark in singles action in his debut season. Sophomore Ryan Burke has registered a 17-3 singles slate while junior Ronny Pimentel Ferrer is 13-5 in singles play. Sophomore Shayaan Farhad has a 9-8 singles slate while junior Wyatt Marshall is 8-9 on the year.
Senior Steve Schneider is 5-0 in singles while junior Anthony Ronca is 5-9. Sophomore Matthew Labosky has posted a 3-1 singles mark while freshman Garrett Morris has a 2-0 record this season and junior Zachary Lebby has a 1-0 singles slate.
Pimentel Ferrer and Marshall have combined for a 10-8 mark while Farhad and Ronca are 8-6 in doubles action. Burke is 7-1 in doubles action with Labbadia while Labosky and Lebby have posted a 5-7 doubles mark. Burke is also 1-0 with Marshall and Labosky. The tandem of Schneider and Morris is 3-0 while Farhad and Labbadia have combined for a 2-0 slate. Labbadia and Labosky have teamed up for a 1-0 mark.
With the addition of Lycoming College and Wilkes to the Landmark Conference in 2023-24, all postseason tournaments have expanded to six teams with the top two seeds earning first round byes. The winner of Wednesday's first round match between the Greyhounds and Colonels will advance to face second seed Drew University in a semifinal match on Friday, May 3 at 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday's other first round match is between fifth seed The Catholic University of America and fourth seed Juniata College with the winner then facing off with top seed Goucher College in a semifinal on May 3. The top remaining seed will host the 2024 Landmark Conference Championship match on Sunday, May 5 to determine the conference's automatic berth to the 2024 NCAA Division III Tournament.
