2016-17 AMCC Men's Tennis News
All institution sport teams which compete for an AMCC championship may select one member from their team who displays good sportsmanship throughout the season to be a member of the All-AMCC Sportsmanship Team.
The Franciscan University men's tennis team wrapped up their season on Friday in the first round of the Div. III NCAA Tournament in Baltimore, surrendering a 5-0 loss to the higher-seeded Christopher Newport Captains.
Galla was a part of the dynamic No. 3 doubles team with senior David Freytag as they won both of their doubles matches in the AMCC tournament. Galla won one of his two singles matches (went unfinished against MAC) in the tournament. His 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 6 clinched the fifth straight AMCC crown for the Barons.
Four time defending champion Franciscan University depended on its depth to overcome #2 seed Penn St. Behrend en route to the AMCC men's tennis title on Sunday.
Top seed Franciscan University and #2 Penn St. Behrend will square off for the men's tennis title on Sunday.
Harshberger had a strong match at non-conference opponent Frostburg on Friday, helping the Lions grab a 7-2 win. In No. 3 doubles, he and his partner won 8-1. In No. 5 singles, he earned a 6-2, 7-6 victory.
Freytag finished the week 2-0 in both singles and doubles, including two big wins in the match against Behrend to lead the Barons to the AMCC regular season title. The senior dropped just two games in his four matches, as he won 6-0, 6-0 against UPB and 6-0, 6-1 against BEH, while also picking up 8-1, 8-0 victories in doubles play against UPB and BEH, respectively. Freytag is on an eight-match doubles winnning streak and a five-match singles winning streak.
The Franciscan University men's tennis team locked up the No. 1 seed for the AMCC men's tennis championship tournament on Sunday, with a 7-2 victory over conference opponent Penn State Behrend.
On the second day of NCAA Division III Week, the AMCC is proud to announce the 18 winners of the Team Peak Performer award.
Apgar remains undefeated in conference play with a pair of singles and doubles wins at the No. 1 spot. He only surrendered five match points total this weekend. He was victorious over PS-Altoona with 6-0, 6-1 victories in singles and won 8-1 in doubles play. In a win over Mount Aloysius, Apgar once again won 6-0, 6-1 in singles play and picked up an 8-2 victory in doubles.
Sulak overcame a 5-4 deficit in the first singles set to win 7-5 against Otterbein, before rolling to a 6-2 win in the second set, helping the Barons to their first win over Otterbein in program history. Sulak and doubles partner John Gallagher cruised at No. 1 doubles against Otterbein, 8-1. The doubles partners played perhaps their best on the year behind baseline dominance from Sulak and Gallagher's net game, they lost only a single game before putting their opponents away 8-1. Against Mount Aloysius, Sulak dropped only one game in singles play before Sulak and Gallagher won five-straight games to win at No. 1 doubles, continuing their three-year streak of undefeated AMCC doubles play.
Dollard posted a 3-2 singles record in five matches for the Lions, including a win at No. 3 singles. He then picked up a pair of doubles wins in the No. 2 spot, as the Lions went 2-3 on their spring break trip to South Carolina.
