MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College men's tennis team closed the fall portion of the 2023-24 season by edging Division II Daemen University in a tightly contested 5-4 non-conference match at the Robertson Athletic Complex.

Before the match, the Gators held a special ceremony, where the returning members of last season's Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) championship team were presented with their championship rings.

Following the presentation, the Gators (2-1) were pressed into action with tough matches throughout the lineup. Allegheny opened with a 2-1 lead over the Wildcats (1-4) by winning the top two doubles matches. At the No. 1 position, Anton Hedlund (Hovas, Sweden /Katrinelundsgymnasiet) and David Rodriguez (St. Ann's, Trinidad and Tobago/Fatima College) needed a tiebreaker to defeat Daemen's top duo of Luis de Vuyst and Juan Alvarez, 8-5 (7-5).

During the singles portion of the match, the Gators received wins at No. 3 from Will Jarvie (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) and No. 6 from Mitchell Curtis (Aurora, Ohio/Aurora). Hedlund, playing opposite de Vuyst on the first court, won the clinching match. He overcame a first-set loss to beat the fifth-year senior from Belgium 6-3 in the second set and 6-1 in the third set. 

Doubles Results
1. Anton Hedlund / David Rodriguez def. Luis de Vuyst / Juan Alvarez, 8-7 (5)
2. Will Jarvie / Benedek Kaibas def. Rohan Chitanand / Lasse Mergens, 8-4
3. Zachary Laplante / Jayven Williamson def. Reid Stasolla / Nathan Kisiel, 8-1

Singles Results
1. Anton Hedlund def. Luis de Vuyst, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1
2. Juan Alvarez def. David Rodriguez, 6-4, 7-5
3. Will Jarvie def. Rohan Chitanand, 6-3, 7-5
4. Lasse Mergens def. Benedek Kaibas, 6-4, 6-0
5. Zachary Laplante def. Evan Nelson, 7-5, 6-3
6. Mitchell Curtis def. Jayven Williamson, 6-1, 6-3

Up Next
Allegheny's schedule for the spring portion of the 2023-24 season will be released in the near future.