SEWANEE, Tenn. - The 22nd-ranked Sewanee men's tennis team claimed a 6-1 victory to open the home slate of the 2018 schedule Saturday inside the Guerry Indoor Courts.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: No. 22 Sewanee (2-1) 6, No. 32 N.C. Wesleyan (0-2) 1
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-N.C. Wesleyan snatched No. 1 doubles from Sewanee's Jack Gray and Alejandro Becker, falling 4-8.
-The team rebounded by taking two and three doubles before moving into singes.
-At one singles, Gray went three with Sebastian Sikh, as the opponent forced a third set. A fantastic match, Gray fought off Sikh with a 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 win.
-Andres Carro went three with Aditya Iyer, and the third set was intense that it needed a tie break. Carro downed his opponent 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 (5).
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Jack Gray (SEWANEE) def. Sebastian Sikh (NCWM) 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
2. Ryan Olps (SEWANEE) def. Ioannis Brokakis (NCWM) 6-2, 6-3
3. Andres Carro (SEWANEE) def. Aditya Iyer (NCWM) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 (5-0)
4. Jordan Brewer (SEWANEE) def. J.D. Telles (NCWM) 6-2, 6-2
5. Jack Metzger (SEWANEE) vs. Roberto Puig (NCWM) 2-1, unfinished
6. Aubrey Davis (SEWANEE) vs. Mark Sokolov (NCWM) unfinished
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Sebastian Sikh/Ioannis Brokakis (NCWM) def. Jack Gray/Alejandro Becker (SEWANEE) 8-4
2. Andres Carro/Jordan Brewer (SEWANEE) def. Aditya Iyer/J.D. Telles (NCWM) 8-4
3. Ryan Olps/Jack Metzger (SEWANEE) def. Roberto Puig/David Chang (NCWM) 8-4
UP NEXT
The Tigers continue at home Sunday with a doubleheader against Hanover and Piedmont.
