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Langner Named to All Commonwealth Second Team
ANNVILLE, PA: 5/1/09 - Kevin Langner (Audubon, NJ/Audubon) of the Men's Tennis team has been selected to the All Commomwealth Second Team for his play during the 2009 season. Manrique Arrea of Elizabethtown was tabbed as the Rookie of the Year, also taking co-player of the year honors with Messiah's Jansen Hein. Lebabon Valley head coach Cliff Myers was named Commonwealth Coach of the Year. Full Release
Langner compiled and overall record of 7-4 between #2 and #3 singles and a 5-7 overall mark at #2 doubles helping the team to finish 4-8 overall and 2-3 among Commonwealth teams. Langner ended the regular season with four straight wins at #3 singles. He dominated his opponents on April 20 at Lycoming helping the Knights secure an important conference win that gave Arcadia the #4 seed for the Commonwealth Team Championship. The team is competing the coming weekend at the Commonwealth Individual Tournament at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Knights Fall to Elizabethtown in Commonwealth Semifinal
LANDISVILLE, PA: 4/25/09 - Arcadia Men's Tennis, advancing to their first Commonwealth Team Championship in school's history, fell 5-0 to the #1 Elizabethtown College Blue Jays Saturday afternoon in Landisville. The Knights conclude the season with an overall record of 4-8 and a 2-3 mark in the Commonwealth regular season.
The Knights dropped three straight doubles matches, with the Blue Jays needing just two more wins in singles play to wrap up the win. Those wins came at #1 with Manrique Arrea defeating Arcadia's Adrell Dalsan 6-0, 6-1 and #5 Jonathan's vanden Ende's 6-2, 6-0 win over Arcadia's Zach Millford. In doubles action, Arcadia's Kevin Langner and Bart Blankenship gave the Blue Jays the most difficulty, where the duo eventually settled for the 8-6 loss against the #2 pairing of Brok Walker/Jonathan vanden Ende.
Elizabethtown College 5, Arcadia University 0
Singles competition
1. Manrique Arrea (ETOWN) def. Adrell Dalsan (ARCADIA) 6-0, 6-1
2. Brok Walker (ETOWN) vs. Cory Andrews (ARCADIA) 6-1, 1-1, unfinished
3. Jeff Kirkhoff (ETOWN) vs. Kevin Langner (ARCADIA) 6-2, 1-2, unfinished
4. Bryan Metz (ETOWN) vs. Bart Blankenship (ARCADIA) 6-0, 5-3, unfinished
5. Jonathan vanden Ende (ETOWN) def. Zach Millford (ARCADIA) 6-2, 6-0
6. Brian Osborn (ETOWN) vs. Guanying Liu (ARCADIA) 6-0, 4-3, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Manrique Arrea/Bryan Metz (ETOWN) def. Adrell Dalsan/Cory Andrews (ARCADIA) 8-3
2. Brok Walker/Jonathan vanden Ende (ETOWN) def. Kevin Langner/Bart Blankenship (ARCADIA) 8-6
3. Jeff Kirkhoff/Brian Osborn (ETOWN) def. Zach Millford/Guanying Liu (ARCADIA) 8-2
Match Notes:
Arcadia University 4-8
Elizabethtown College 12-2
Knights Drop Non-Conference Match to King's
GLENSIDE, PA: 4/19/09 - Less then 24 hours after clinching the final Commonwealth playoff spot on Saturday, Arcadia's Men Tennis team walked on the courts against Kings College Sunday in Glenside, hoping for the same result. Unfortunately this time around, they fell short, losing 8-1 to Kings in non-conference action.
In doubles play, Arcadia's first and second ladder positions lost tough matches 8-2 and 8-3. The bright spot was third doubles Zach Millford and James Liu almost pulling out the victory, eventually losing 8-6 to King's duo Tim Carroll/Marco Stallone .
In singles, the Knights surrendered all but one of the six matches. Co-Captain Kevin Langner won convincingly at third singles 6-2, 6-1 to lock up the only point of the day for Arcadia.
Arcadia travels to Penn State Harrisburg on Tuesday in a non-conference match.
King's College 8, Arcadia University Mens Tennis 1
Singles competition
1. Jonathan Hand (KINGSMT) def. Adrell Dalsan (ARCADIA) 6-3, 6-4
2. Blake Bonser (KINGSMT) def. Cory Andrews (ARCADIA) 7-6, 7-3, 6-0
3. Kevin Langner (ARCADIA) def. Povl Schmidt (KINGSMT) 6-2, 6-1
4. David Kaluzavich (KINGSMT) def. Bart Blankenship (ARCADIA) 6-2, 7-6, 8-6
5. Tim Carroll (KINGSMT) def. Zach Millford (ARCADIA) 6-0, 6-1
6. Marco Stallone (KINGSMT) def. Guanying Liu (ARCADIA) 6-3, 7-5, 10-6
Doubles competition
1. Jonathan Hand/Povl Schmidt (KINGSMT) def. Adrell Dalsan/Cory Andrews (ARCADIA) 8-2
2. Blake Bonser/David Kaluzavich (KINGSMT) def. Kevin Langner/Bart Blankenship (ARCADIA) 8-3
3. Tim Carroll/Marco Stallone (KINGSMT) def. Zach Millford/Guanying Liu (ARCADIA) 8-6
Match Notes:
King's College 10-6 overall
Arcadia University Mens Tennis 4-7 overall
Men’s Tennis Clinches Playoff berth with win over Lycoming
WILLIAMSPORT, PA: 4/18/09 - Arcadia’s Men’s Tennis team went into Saturdays match needing a win to lock up the final seed in the MAC Team Championships and that’s exactly what they did, defeating Lycoming College 5-4 in Williamsport. The win gives the Knights their second consecutive Commonewealth Conference victory. The Knights improve to 4-6 overall and 2-3 in the league.
The Knights started strong, winning two out of three doubles. Kevin Langner and Bart Blankenship won convincingly at second doubles 8-2, while Zach Milford and James Liu pulled out an 8-4 victory at third doubles.
Arcadia found themselves fighting for the win in singles, eventually winning three out of the six singles to pull out the 5-4 win for the day. Langner and Liu won their matches with ease 6-2, 6-0 respectively at third and sixth singles, while Blankenship ended up clinching the win at fourth singles 6-4, 6-4.
The Knights will face Kings College Sunday morning at Glenside in a non-conference match beginning at 10:30 AM.
Arcadia, with Saturday's fourth seed clinching win, travels to the Hempfield Sports Complex in Hempfield, PA for the Commonwealth Team Championships next Saturday and Sunday, along with the women's team, also the fourth seed in next week's team championship play.
Arcadia University Men's Tennis 5, Lycoming College 4
Singles competition
1. Robert Brown (LYCOMTEN) def. Adrell Dalsan (ARCADIA) 6-2, 6-3
2. Alexander Beattie (LYCOMTEN) def. Cory Andrews (ARCADIA) 6-2, 6-2
3. Kevin Langner (ARCADIA) def. Christian Roesel (LYCOMTEN) 6-2, 6-0
4. Bart Blankenship (ARCADIA) def. Phillip Shannon (LYCOMTEN) 6-4, 6-4
5. John Stutzman (LYCOMTEN) def. Zach Millford (ARCADIA) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Guanying Liu (ARCADIA) def. Alex Trojanowski (LYCOMTEN) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Alexander Beattie/Robert Brown (LYCOMTEN) def. Cory Andrews/Adrell Dalsan (ARCADIA) 8-4
2. Kevin Langner/Bart Blankenship (ARCADIA) def. Alex Trojanowski/Christian Roesel (LYCOMTEN) 8-2
3. Zach Millford/Guanying Liu (ARCADIA) def. Phillip Shannon/John Stutzman (LYCOMTEN) 8-4
Knights Snap Winless Skid to Make Postseason Push
GLENSIDE, PA: 4/16/09 - Arcadia Men's Tennis saw their four match winless streak come to an end as the Knights cruised past Commonwealth opponent Albright College 9-0 Thursday afternoon in Glenside. The win gives the Knights their third of the season and first in league play and a win on Saturday at Lycoming (0-2 Commonwealth) will put the team into the conference team championships in May as the fourth seed.
The Knights wasted little time in Thursday's speedy doubles round, surrendering only three points to the Lions. Cory Andrews/Adrell Dalsan went 8-2 at #1 Doubles, and Zach Millford/Max Amiel 8-1 at #3 Doubles while Bart Blankenship/Kevin Langner shutout their #2 Doubles opponents 8-0. Singles play went just as easy for Arcadia. Both Langner at #3 and Blankeship at #4 posted 8-0 shutout victories to lead the squad while #1 Dalsan and #2 Andrews allowed just a single point to their opponents. Millford was given the toughest challenge of the day at #5 where he worked Albright's Mike Callahan for a 6-3, 7-5 win while James Liu toppled his #6 opponent 6-2, 6-1.
Arcadia travels to Lycoming for a 3:30 PM match this Saturday.
Arcadia University Mens Tennis 9, Albright College 0
Singles competition
1. Adrell Dalsan (ARCADIA) def. Kevin Gauby (ACMT2009) 6-1, 6-0
2. Cory Andrews (ARCADIA) def. Lee Fura (ACMT2009) 6-0, 6-1
3. Kevin Langner (ARCADIA) def. Jason Lefkoe (ACMT2009) 6-0, 6-0
4. Bart Blankenship (ARCADIA) def. Kevin Wong (ACMT2009) 6-0, 6-0
5. Zach Millford (ARCADIA) def. Mike Callahan (ACMT2009) 6-3, 7-5
6. Guanying Liu (ARCADIA) def. Adam Stamm (ACMT2009) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Cory Andrews/Adrell Dalsan (ARCADIA) def. Kevin Gauby/Jason Lefkoe (ACMT2009) 8-2
2. Bart Blankenship/Kevin Langner (ARCADIA) def. Mike Callahan/Lee Fura (ACMT2009) 8-0
3. Zach Millford/Max Amiel (ARCADIA) def. Kevin Wong/Adam Stamm (ACMT2009) 8-1
Match Notes:
Albright College 0-7, 0-3 CC
Arcadia University Mens Tennis 3-6, 1-3 CC
Messiah Blanks Knights
GRANTHAM, PA: 4/4/09 - Messiah College used a sweep at doubles to gain the early edge and went through singles play without surrendering a match to defeat Arcadia University 9-0 in Commonwealth Men's Tennis play Saturday afternoon. Arcadia drops to 0-2 in league play and 2-4 overall.
Kevin Langner led the Knights in singles competition, taking Sam Shorts to a third set tie-breaker at #2 singles where Langner settled for the 6-4, 2-6 (4-10) loss. Langner also paired with Zach Millford in Arcadia's most productive doubles match of the afternoon, a 4-8 loss to Messiah's Mike Elliot and Luke Ruch at #2.
James Liu made Andrew Wismer work for his win at #5 singles, 4-6, 4-6 while Cory Andrews challenged Messiah's Jansen Hein in an eventual 3-6, 3-6 loss at top singles.
Arcadia hosts Commonwealth foe Elizabethtown Thursday, April 9 at 4 PM where they will be looking to capture their first win of the season in conference play.
Knights Drop Commonwealth Opener at Lebanon Valley
ANNVILLE, PA: - Arcadia's top three singles put out a strong effort against the top aces from Lebanon Valley, but the Dutchmen didn't relinquish a single match, defeating the Knights 9-0 in Wednesday's Commonwealth Conference opener.
Arcadia (2-4, 0-1 CC) saw sophomore Bart Blankenship take LVC's Tom Neckelmann to a third set at #3 singles, while #1 Cory Andrews and #2 Kevin Langner also put up strong performances. Blankesnhip and Andrews paired at #1 doubles and lost by 2 to LVC's Jared Zeigler and Jon Gingrich, 8-6. The Dutchmen improve to 6-5 overall and stand at 1-0 in conference play.
The Knights travel to conference opponent Messiah College on Saturday for a 1 PM match.
Lebanon Valley College 9, Arcadia University 0
Singles competition
1. Matt Grodzinski (LVCM) def. Cory Andrews (ARCADIA) 6-2, 6-3
2. Jared Zeigler (LVCM) def. Kevin Langner (ARCADIA) 6-4, 6-3
3. Tom Neckelmann (LVCM) def. Bart Blankenship (ARCADIA) 6-7, 6-2, 10-5
4. Brad Sweigart (LVCM) def. Max Amiel (ARCADIA) 6-1, 6-2
5. Jon Gingrich (LVCM) def. Guanying Liu (ARCADIA) 6-0, 6-1
6. Andrew Levin (LVCM) def. Essaq Mohtasebzadah (ARCADIA) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Jared Zeigler/Jon Gingrich (LVCM) def. Cory Andrews/Bart Blankenship (ARCADIA) 8-6
2. Matt Grodzinski/Andrew Levin (LVCM) def. Kevin Langner/Zach Millford (ARCADIA) 8-3
3. Tom Neckelmann/Brad Sweigart (LVCM) def. Max Amiel/Guanying Liu (ARCADIA) 8-0
Andrews Super Tie Breaker Highlights Men's Tennis Loss to Griffins
GLENSIDE, PA: 3/30/09 - Arcadia Men's Tennis freshman Cory Andrews took Gwynedd Mercy's Eric Trinkle to a third set super tie break situation, and pulled out Arcadia's most impressive win of the day at #3 singles in a non-conference match the Knighs eventually lost 6-3. The Knights fall to 2-3 overall and open Commonwealth play at Lebanon Valley College this Wednesday.
Kevin Langner toughened out a win at #2 singles over Jared Morgan, 6-4, 6-4 while Bart Blankenship got the better of Gwynedd's Lou Vessels at #3 singles, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. The Griffins began the afternoon with a less convincing sweep of doubles play as they improve to 4-2 overall.
Gwynedd-Mercy 6, Arcadia University 3
Singles competition
1. Scott Campbell (GMMT) def. Danny Ly (ARCADIA) 6-1, 6-1
2. Kevin Langner (ARCADIA) def. Jared Morgan (GMMT) 6-4, 6-4
3. Cory Andrews (ARCADIA) def. Eric Trinkle (GMMT) 5-7, 7-6, 10-7
4. Bart Blankenship (ARCADIA) def. Lou Vessels (GMMT) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
5. Ryan Murray (GMMT) def. Zach Millford (ARCADIA) 6-1, 6-2
6. Chris Keown (GMMT) def. Max Amiel (ARCADIA) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Scott Campbell/Eric Trinkle (GMMT) def. Bart Blankenship/Cory Andrews (ARCADIA) 9-7
2. Jared Morgan/Lou Vessels (GMMT) def. Danny Ly/Kevin Langner (ARCADIA) 9-7
3. Ryan Murray/Chris Keown (GMMT) def. Zach Millford/Essaq Mohtasebzadah (ARCADIA) 8-5
Match Notes:
Gwynedd-Mercy 4-2, 1-0 CSAC
Arcadia University 2-3 overall
Men's Tennis Bounces Back with 9-0 Blanking of Lancaster Bible
GLENSIDE, PA: 3/24/09 - Arcadia Men’s Tennis bounced back to even their record to 2-2 overall with a 9-0 win over non-conference opponent Lancaster Bible Tuesday afternoon at the Weiss Tennis Courts. Arcadia swept through doubles pulling out victories from first through third doubles action. As for singles play, everyone from 1st to 6th won convincingly. Freshman Max Amiel and Adrian Chan pulled out convincing victories at 3rd and 5th singles.
The co-captains, Kevin Langner and Adrell Dalsan teamed up at #2 doubles to win their match 8-1.
Freshman Cory Andrews at #2 singles, was the first player to seal the fourth point for the team with a win over LBC, Ryan Torrenti, 6-1, 6-0. Arcadia clinched the match with a win at #5 singles of freshman Adrien Chan, over LBC, Bredan Arey, 6-0, 6-0.
Arcadia will play their next match at home against Gwynedd Mercy on Monday, March 30th at 4 pm.
Arcadia University Mens Tennis 9, Lancaster Bible College 0
Singles competition
1. Kevin Langner (ARCADIA) def. Jonathan Recanmen (LBC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Cory Andrews (ARCADIA) def. Ryan Torrenti (LBC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Max Amiel (ARCADIA) def. Tim Hogan (LBC) 6-4, 6-2
4. Essaq Mohtasebzadah (ARCADIA) def. Josh Formanek (LBC) 6-0, 6-2
5. Adrian Chan (ARCADIA) def. Brendon Arey (LBC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Alex Shindnes (ARCADIA) def. Brandon Taylor (LBC) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Bart Blankenship/Cory Andrews (ARCADIA) def. Tim Hogan/Jonathan Recanmen (LBC) 8-3
2. Kevin Langner/Adrell Dalsan (ARCADIA) def. Ryan Torrenti/Brandon Taylor (LBC) 8-1
3. Guanying Liu/Zach Millford (ARCADIA) def. Josh Formanek/Brendon Arey (LBC) 8-2
University of the Sciences top Knights 7-2
GLENSIDE, PA: 3/14/09 - Arcadia Men's Tennis dropped their second straight non-conference match, falling to Division II local rival The University of the Sciences 7-2 Friday afternoon in Glenside.
Arcadia co-captains, Kevin Langner and Adrell Dalsan, teamed up at #2 doubles and pull out an 8-6 win in the team's lone doubles win. Sophmore Bart Blankenship came back from losing the first set 0-6 to win the next two sets 6-1, 6-4 to capture the squad's sole singles win. Freshmen Cory Andrews lost a close match to Sciences Dan Rubin 0-6, 5-7, (6-10).
The University of the Science 7, Arcadia University Men's Tennis 2
Doubles Competition
Paul Caceres/ Billy Fine (USP) def. Cory Andrews and Bart Blankenship (AU), 6-8
Adrell Dalsan and Kevin Langner (AU) def Dan Rubin/ (USP), 8-6
Roger Scyoc/Jason Chen (USP) def. Eshaaq Mohtasebzadah and Zach Millford (AU), 4-8
Singles Competition
Paul Caceres (USP) def. Adrell Dalsan (AU), 3-6, 0-6
Francisco Garcia (USP) def. Kevin Langner (AU), 4-6, 3-6
Billy Fine (USP) def. Cory Andrews (AU), 6-0, 5-7, (6-10)
Bart Blankenship (AU) def. Dan Rubin (USP), 0-6, 6-1, 6-4
Chris Lakose (USP) def. Zach Millford (AU), 4-6, 0-6
Roger Scyoc (USP) def. James Lui (AU), 0-6, 0-6
Knights Blanked by Mules at Muhlenberg
ALLENTOWN, PA: 3/11/09 - After posting a season opening 6-3 win over St. Mary's on Sunday, the Arcadia Knights were handed a 9-0 loss by the Mules of Muhlenberg College in non-conference play under the lights at Mulhenberg.
Despite walking away with two losses, Arcadia sophomore Bart Blankenship proved every bit of worthy competition for the Mules at both singles and doubles. First teaming with freshman Cory Andrew at top doubles, the duo played Zach Adler and Jordan Rutt of Mulhenberg in a close match, finally dropping the set 8-4 before Blankenship challenged the Mules' John Osborn at #3 Singles, were he lost 6-4, 6-3 in the most point productive match of the evening for the Knights.
Arcadia will host non-conference and Division II opponent The University of the Sciences (Phila.) this Friday, March 13 at 3:00 PM.
Muhlenberg College 9, Arcadia University Men's Tennis 0
Doubles Competition
Zach Adler and Jordan Rutt (M) def. Cory Andrews and Bart Blankenship, 8-4
Brian Wernick and Yoni Farber (M) def. Kevin Langner and Zach Millford, 8-2
Wayne Mitchel and Matt Kral (M) def. Max Amiel and Adrian Chan, 8-0
Singles Competition
Adler (M) def. Langner, 6-2, 6-2
Wernick (M) def. Andrews, 6-1, 6-1
John Osborne (M) def. Blankenship, 6-4, 6-3
Farber (M) def. Millford, 6-1, 6-2
Mitchel (M) def. Amiel, 6-1, 6-3
Rutt (M) def. Eshaaq Mohtasebzadah, 6-0, 6-0
Knights Open with 6-3 Win over St. Mary's
GLENSIDE, PA: 3/8/09 - Arcadia University Men's Tennis opened the 2009 season with a 6-3 victory over the visting Skyhawks from St. Mary's College (MD) Sunday afternoon in non-conference play.
Arcadia took two of three doubles matches from the Skyhawks to gain the early advantage. Sophomore Bart Blankenship and freshman Cory Andrews, in their first pairing at #1 Doubles, pulled off an 8-4 win while juniors Kevin Langer and Danny Ly teamed up at #2 Doubles, also winning by an 8-4 margin.
Andrews, Blankenship, Langner and junior Adrell Dalsan all won in singles play to seal the 6-3 win.
The team travels to non-conference opponent Mulhenberg College Wednesday before returning home this Friday in a newly added match agains the University of the Sciences at 3:30 PM.
Arcadia University Men's Tennis 6, St. Mary's (Md.) 3
Singles competition
1. Jeremy Butanis (SMC) def. Danny Ly (ARCADIA) 6-2, 6-2
2. Kevin Langner (ARCADIA) def. Andrew MacLaughlin (SMC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Cory Andrews (ARCADIA) def. Thomas Hoesman (SMC) 6-4, 6-4
4. Adrell Dalsan (ARCADIA) def. Kenny Nugent (SMC) 7-5, 6-4
5. Bart Blankenship (ARCADIA) def. Robbie Bourdon (SMC) 6-4, 6-5
6. Drew Barnes (SMC) def. Zach Millford (ARCADIA) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Cory Andrews/Bart Blankenship (ARCADIA) def. Jeremy Butanis/Andrew MacLaughlin (SMC) 8-4
2. Danny Ly/Kevin Langner (ARCADIA) def. Kenny Nugent/Drew Barnes (SMC) 8-4
3. Robbie Bourdon/Thomas Hoesman (SMC) def. Max Amiel/Guanying Liu (ARCADIA) 8-2
2009 Arcadia University Men's Tennis Season Outlook
In his 5th season, head coach Lak Sphabmixay (Arcadia '99) and his Arcadia Men's Tennis team is determined to win every time they step on the court. The 2009 Knights are in their first season in the Middle Atlantic’s Commonwealth Conference and they are looking to make an impact. Coach Sphabmixay describes his players as very competitive and is hoping to surprise many of the teams on the schedule. “This attitude will hopefully put our team in a situation where we’re right up there fighting for the conference championship,” says Sphabmixay. The bright season outlook is sparked by four returning players and an exciting group of newcomers.
Helping Coach Sphabmixay lead the team this year are junior co-captains Kevin Langner (Audubon,NJ) and Adrell Dalsan(Caries, ST. LUCIA). Sphabmixay raves about both players’ leadership abilities saying “Langer’s uplifting spirit and competitiveness will spread throughout the lineup, while Dalsan’s dedication and leadership on and off the court will encourage other players.” Dalsan was in the starting lineup last year and is expected to contribute greatly this season. Also returning from last year’s team are junior Danny Ly (Bensalem, PA) and sophomore Bart Blankenship (Danville, PA). Both players were also on last year’s starting lineup.
There are several newcomers to this year’s team, including freshman Cory Andrews (York, PA). Coach Sphabmixay describes Andrews as the player to keep an eye on and expects him to be one of the team’s top players this season. Andrews and the other newcomers will all compete for spots on the lineup.
The 2009 Knights will look to replace last year’s senior captain and well-decorated Arcadia scholar-athlete, Tim Fitzgerald. In 2008, Fitzgerald captured the Freedom Conference Player of the Year and the No. 1 Singles Conference Championship. He also earned the 2008 Middle Atlantic Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year for men's tennis and the 2008 Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Player of the Year.
When asked if he is excited about this season, Coach Sphabmixay replied simply, “How could I not be excited when I have a group of players who want to win every time they step on the court?”
The Knights open their season at home against St. Mary’s College on Sunday, March 8th while Commonwealth play begins April 1 in Annville at Lebanon Valley College.
