SEWANEE, Tenn. - The No. 21 University of the South men's tennis team dropped identical 7-2 decisions to top-ranked Emory University, Saturday afternoon from the Bruton-Guerry Tennis Center.
Emory finished the 2020 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national rankings as the best team in NCAA Division III. The Eagles won the 2019 NCAA Men's Tennis Championships.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, Match #1: Emory 7, Sewanee 2
Final Score, Match #2: No. 1 Emory (2-0) 7, No. 21 Sewanee (2-6) 2
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HOW IT HAPPENED, MATCH #1
-Emory opened the day by taking two of three doubles matches.
Alejandro Becker and
Liam Baer struggled at the No. 1 point with No. 15 Hayden Cassone/Antonio Mora.
-The Tigers secured the No. 3 point thanks to
Jack Metzger and
Peyton Erck downing Andrew Essess/Hassan Kenawi, 8-4.
-In singles,
Jackson Davis won the No. 6 point, 6-4, 6-3, to avoid the sweep against the Eagles.
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Matt Barnett,
Jack Metzger and
Ryan Olps competed against nationally-ranked foes. Barnett took No. 18 Cassone to a third set but ultimately fell, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #18 Hayden Cassone (EUM) def.
Matt Barnett (SEWANEE) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
2. #4 Antonio Mora (EUM) def.
Jack Metzger (SEWANEE) 6-4, 6-3
3. #30 Andrew Esses (EUM) def.
Ryan Olps (SEWANEE) 6-3, 6-2
4. Pushkar Shinde (EUM) def.
Noah Holsclaw (SEWANEE) 7-5, 7-5
5. Hassan Kenawi (EUM) def.
Alejandro Becker (SEWANEE) 6-3, 7-5
6.
Jackson Davis (SEWANEE) def. Sharma (EUM) 6-4, 6-3
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #15 Hayden Cassone/Antonio Mora (EUM) def.
Alejandro Becker/
Liam Baer (SEWANEE) 8-4
2. Will Wanner/Glanville (EUM) def.
Ryan Wax/
Matt Barnett (SEWANEE) 8-4
3.
Jack Metzger/
Peyton Erck (SEWANEE) def. Andrew Esses/Hassan Kenawi (EUM) 8-4
HOW IT HAPPENED, MATCH #2
-In the second match, Baer and Barnett battled with No. 15 Cassone/Mora in doubles, but the Emory team won its second match on the day, downing the Sewanee team, 8-3.
-The Purple and White's two wins in the nightcap came in singles.
Ryan Olps picked up his fourth win of the season with a 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 victory at the No. 2 point.
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Jackson Davis won his second singles match on the day with his 6-7, 6-4, 12-10 win at the No. 4 point.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #30 Andrew Esses (EUM) def.
Jack Metzger (SEWANEE) 6-2, 99-0
2.
Ryan Olps (SEWANEE) def. Pushkar Shinde (EUM) 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
3. Hassan Kenawi (EUM) def.
Noah Holsclaw (SEWANEE) 6-4, 6-2
4.
Jackson Davis (SEWANEE) def. Sharma (EUM) 6-7, 6-4, 12-10
5. Will Wanner (EUM) def.
Jax Harbour (SEWANEE) 6-2, 6-3
6. William Coupe (EUM) def.
Hugh Graham (SEWANEE) 6-2, 6-2
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #15 Hayden Cassone/Antonio Mora (EUM) def.
Liam Baer/
Matt Barnett (SEWANEE) 8-3
2. Will Wanner/Glanville (EUM) def.
Peyton Erck/
Jack Metzger (SEWANEE) 8-3
3. Andrew Esses/Hassan Kenawi (EUM) def.
Thomas Harrison/
Ken Song (SEWANEE) 8-1
UP NEXT
The Tigers will next host Centre for a two-match series beginning Saturday.
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