LEXINGTON, Va. - In the opener of the Duchossois Tennis Invitational from the campus of Washington and Lee University, the No. 33 University of the South men's tennis team earned a sweep of Christopher Newport University, 9-0.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: No. 33 Sewanee (2-1) 9, No. 37 Christopher Newport (3-2) 0
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-It was a clean sweep in doubles for the Tigers. At the No. 3,
Peyton Erck/
Noah Holsclaw (2-0) battled to earn an 8-7 (7) tie-break win.
-In singles, No. 18
Jordan Theron (7-3) took down Alec Strause in straight sets, despite the tiebreak in the second set.
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Gil Weston (6-1) went to a 10-point tiebreak with Jake Dolphin. The sophomore edged Dolphin, 10-8, to clinch the point.
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Talman Ramsey (2-1) picked up a 6-3, 7-6 (3) dub at the No. 5 flight.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #8
Jordan Theron (SEW) def. Alec Strause (CNU) 6-0, 7-6 (7-2)
2.
Quinn Wicklund (SEW) def. Eddy Porsmyr Hansen (CNU) 6-3, 6-1
3.
Noah Holsclaw (SEW) def. Ahun Vodela (CNU) 6-2, 6-1
4.
Gil Weston (SEW) def. Jake Dolphin (CNU) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
5.
Talman Ramsey (SEW) def. Vincent Truong (CNU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
6.
Jax Harbour (SEW) def. Aden Bashir (CNU) 6-3, 6-4
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #18
Quinn Wicklund/
Jordan Theron (SEW) def. Nesh Kumaresan/Alec Strause (CNU) 8-3
2.
Gil Weston/
Talman Ramsey (SEW) def. Alex Seretis/Ahun Vodela (CNU) 8-4
3.
Peyton Erck/
Noah Holsclaw (SEW) def. Eddy Porsmyr Hansen/Vincent Truong (CNU) 8-7 (9-7)
UP NEXT
The tournament wraps up on Sunday with Washington and Lee University as the next opponent for the men's tennis squad.
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