Greyhound Men Set to Host Susquehanna in Landmark Conference First Round on April 29
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The fourth seed Moravian University men’s tennis squad is set to host fifth seed Susquehanna University in a first-round match in the 2025 Landmark Conference Tournament with action slated to begin at 4:00 p.m. at Hoffman Courts on Tuesday, April 29.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The fourth seed Moravian University men's tennis squad is set to host fifth seed Susquehanna University in a first-round match in the 2025 Landmark Conference Tournament with action slated to begin at 4:00 p.m. at Hoffman Courts on Tuesday, April 29.
The Greyhounds have posted a 12-7 mark on the year, and the Blue & Grey were 6-3 in the Landmark regular season. Moravian is making its third straight and fourth appearance in the Landmark Conference Tournament since 2021. The Hounds and the River Hawks met on March 22 in Selinsgrove with Moravian winning by a margin of 6-1.
Fourth-year Director of Tennis Mariana Freitas has guided the Hounds to a 53-25 mark since taking over the program.
Sophomore Gavin Labbadia leads Moravian with a 13-2 singles record while junior Ryan Burke has a 14-4 slate. Freshman Roman Farhad has posted an 11-4 singles mark while freshman Joey Kelly is 11-3 on the year. Senior Wyatt Marshall has registered a 5-8 singles record while freshman Max Goldenberg is 6-0 and sophomore Garrett Morris is 4-0 on the year. Junior Matthew Labosky has posted a 4-2 mark while senior Ronny Pimentel Ferrer is 4-12.
The tandem of Labbadia and Kelly is 9-5 in doubles action while Pimentel Ferrer and Marshall are 6-8 the duos of. The tandem of Farhad and Kelly have a 2-0 mark while the duos of Burke and Kelly, Burke and Labosky and Goldenberg and senior Zachary Lebby are each 1-0. Burke and Farhad are 1-1 on the year while Labosky and Pimentel Ferrer have a 1-2 slate.
The top two seeds in the Landmark Conference Tournament have earned first round byes. The winner of Tuesday's first round match between the Greyhounds and River Hawks will advance to face top seed Goucher College in a semifinal match on Thursday, May 1 at 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday's other first round match is between third seed Drew University and sixth seed Juniata College with the winner then facing off with second seed The Catholic University of America in a semifinal on May 1. The 2025 Landmark Conference Championship match will be held on Saturday, May 3 at the Central Pennsylvania Tennis Center in Williamsport to determine the conference's automatic berth to the 2025 NCAA Division III Tournament.
