FREDERICK, Md.--The Hood College men's tennis team (0-9, 0-2 Commonwealth) lost to the visiting Alvernia University Crusaders (7-8, 3-2 Commonwealth) by a score of 9-0 in a Commonwealth Conference match Saturday at the Hood College Tennis Courts.

Hood's Chad Love took a game in each set from Alvernia's Nathan Bauer at No. 1, but Crusaders did not surrender another game in the other three singles matches or at first and second doubles. Hood defaulted fifth and sixth singles and third doubles.

The Blazers host another Commonwealth Conference match Tuesday versus Elizabethtown College at 4 p.m.