Sewanee, Tenn. (March 10 - 2012) – The Sewanee men's tennis team took care of the Hawks from Huntingdon this afternoon, winning by a score of 8-1. Sewanee standout Levi Joy turned in an excellent performance for the Tigers by defeating Sean Jackson at No. 3 singles, and combined with Grant Hopkins to defeat Jackson and Baldwin of Huntingdon by a score of 8-4.
Rand Jackson and Aaron Cotton found themselves trailing Creamer and Howell from Huntingdon 2-5, before mounting their comeback and eventually winning No. 2 doubles 8-6. David Human fought to a 7-5 victory in his first set at No. 5 doubles, then did not drop a game in the second set with a 6-0 defeat of the Hawks' Larry Pritchett.
BOX SCORE
Sewanee 8, Huntingdon 1
Joy/Hopkins def Jackson/ Baldwin 8-4
Jackson/Cotton def Creamer/Howell 8-6
Pritchett/Chaffee (H) def Human/Muth (S) 8-4
Rand Jackson def Zac Baldwin 6-0, 6-2
Aaron Cotton def Tyler Creamer 6-1, 7-5
Levi Joy def Sean Jackson 6-1, 6-1
Grant Hopkins def Lee Howell 6-1, 6-3
David Human def Larry Pritchett 7-5, 6-0
Harry Muth def Tyler Pritchett 6-7, 6-0, 1-0 (def injury)
With the victory, Sewanee stands at 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the SCAC. The Tigers travel to Claremont, California for spring break competition. Their first opponent will be Carnegie Mellon University on March 15th. The match is slated for 10:00 a.m.
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