CLAREMONT, Calif. (March 8, 2013) – The Sewanee men's tennis team opened spring break with a strong victory over Occidental, Friday, on the campus of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
Unlike most matches, Friday's competition began with singles play.
Connor Winkler got the Tigers on the board first, when he defeated Steve Perkins 6-2, 6-1. Moments later, Eric Roddy had little trouble with Kevin Siebs after the freshman won in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.
Sean Laughlin then made the score 3-0 in favor of Sewanee when he cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Jordan Brown.
Later on, Rand Jackson won at No. 1 when he made quick work of John Dacu 6-2, 6-4. After a close first set, Levi Joy added another win for Sewanee when he rolled in the second set over Jamie Grossman.
Finally, Grant Hopkins closed out the individual wins when he defeated Kevin Zhao with a 6-1, 7-5 straight set victory.
In doubles action, the Tigers would win one match at the No. 2 position.
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