Stowe, VT - For the second time this season, the Vermotn State University Lyndon men's tennis team swept two matches from Vermont State University Johnson.  The first match on Saturday afternoon was an Empire 8 contest and the second match was a non-conference affair.  Lyndon evened their overall record at 4-4 and improved to 1-2 in the E8, while Johnson remained winless in eight outings, including three conference matchups.

Match #1 - VTSU Lyndon 8, VTSU Johnson 1

The Hornets got off to a fast start, as the second doubles team of Wesley McIntyre (Troy, NY) and Stephen Wutzl (Brookfield, CT) blitzed the Johnson pairing of David Heath and Spencer Tergeoglou, 8-0.  Lyndon's number one team of Jeffrey Blais (Newport, VT) and David Gratton (Newport, VT) followed right behind with an 8-0 win over Johnson's Aidance Cheromiah and Jack Senecal.  Gilbert Flores (Winsted, CT) and James Salvas (Morrisville, VT) made it a doubles sweep for Lyndon with a hard fought 8-6 win over Johnson's Mohammed Semega and Caitlin Morey.

McIntyre picked up the first singles win when he blew past Heath, 6-0, 6-0 at number three.  Blais then clinched the match for the Hornets with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Cheromiah at first singles.

With the match decided, Senecal got Johnson on the board with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Gratton at second singles.  In the best singles contest of the day, Wutzl outlasted Tergeoglou, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (10-4) in the fourth singles matchup.  Flores and Salvas rounded out the match with a pair of pro set wins.  Salvas downed Charlie Guyette, 8-0, at six and Flores edged Semega, 8-6, at five.

Match #2 - VTSU Lyndon 9, VTSU Johnson 0

Lyndon jumped in front again in the non-conference match.  Blais and Gratton shut out Cheromiah and Senecal for the second time of the day while McIntyre and Wutzl were 8-2 winners over Heath and Tergeoglou.  Flores and Salvas edged Semega and Morey, again by an 8-6 score.

Singles play opened with Blais posting a 6-0, 6-0 win over Cheromiah in the first flight.  Gratton then avenged his earlier loss and clinched the match for Lyndon with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Senecal at number two.

With the match decided, McIntyre posted an 8-0 pro set win over Heath at three and Wutzl defeated Semega, 6-2, 6-4, at four.  Flores then downed Morey, 8-1, at five and Salvas wrapped up the match with an 8-1 over Guyette at six.

The Hornets will travel to Lesley University on Friday for a pair of matches.  The Empire 8 match will commence at 1:00 pm, with a non-conference match to follow.