SEWANEE, Tenn. - The 22nd ranked Sewanee men's tennis team earned 9-0 sweeps of Piedmont and Hanover on Sunday at the Bruton-Guerry Tennis Center.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, Match 1: Sewanee 9, Piedmont (0-2) 0
Final Score, Match 2: Sewanee (4-1) 9, Hanover (1-5) 0
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HOW IT HAPPENED, PIEDMONT
-The team easily swept doubles action, led by a 8-0 sweep by Davis Owen and Fletcher Kerr.
-In singles, two matches were forced to three sets. At No. 1 singles, Alejandro Becker fell 4-6 in the opening set and he rallied to win the match 6-2, 6-0. Sean Halloran at six singles, won the first set, 6-3, and after falling 4-6 in the second, he rallied to win the set 11-9.
PIEDMONT SINGLES RESULTS
1. Alejandro Becker (SEWANEE) def. Nathan Metzger (PCM) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
2. Davis Owen (SEWANEE) def. Kanler Cumbass (PCM) 6-1, 6-4
3. Dane Hawthorne (SEWANEE) def. Jackson Hill (PCM) 6-2, 6-2
4. Hamza Khan (SEWANEE) def. Bryan Barnett (PCM) 6-4, 6-3
5. Mac McCullough (SEWANEE) def. Harrison LaBollita (PCM) 6-4, 6-4
6. Sean Halloran (SEWANEE) def. Andrew Chitty (PCM) 6-3, 4-6, 11-9
PIEDMONT DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Jack Gray/Alejandro Becker (SEWANEE) def. Nathan Metzger/Jackson Hill (PCM) 8-5
2. Hayden Loeb/Aubrey Davis (SEWANEE) def. Alex Tomlin/Sam Niebanck (PCM) 8-3
3. Davis Owen/Fletcher Kerr (SEWANEE) def. Roman Webb/Luke Wogoman (PCM) 8-0
HOW IT HAPPENED, HANOVER
-Sewanee's Jack Gray and Alejandro Becker recorded a shutout at one doubles, and in singles, Jack Metzger swept Jonathan Helmers at No. 2.
HANOVER SINGLES RESULTS
1. Aubrey Davis (SEWANEE) def. Landon Carrico (HC-M) 6-2, 4-6, 10-3
2. Jack Metzger (SEWANEE) def. Jonathan Helmers (HC-M) 6-0, 6-0
3. Davis Owen (SEWANEE) def. Brent Barrett (HC-M) 6-4, 6-0
4. Hayden Loeb (SEWANEE) def. Dakota Smith (HC-M) 6-4, 6-4
5. Fletcher Kerr (SEWANEE) def. Mitchell Minniear (HC-M) 6-2, 6-1
6. Mike Tefel (SEWANEE) def. Alec Bates (HC-M) 6-4, 6-3
HANOVER DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Jack Gray/Alejandro Becker (SEWANEE) def. Jonathan Helmers/Dakota Smith (HC-M) 8-0
2. Mac McCullough/Dane Hawthorne (SEWANEE) def. Alec Bates/Brent Barrett (HC-M) 8-4
3. Edward O'Neal/Zan Meyer (SEWANEE) def. Landon Carrico/Mitchell Minniear (HC-M) 8-5
UP NEXT
The Purple and Gold will go split squad next weekend. Transylvania and LaGrange will make the trek to Sewanee, while one half of the team will head to Fredricksburg, Va. to take on No. 29 Mary Washington, No. 39 Coe and No. 37 Stevens.
