MALIBU, Calif. / SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The University of the South men's tennis team split on its final days of the team's spring break trip. Sewanee defeated Amherst (Mass.), 7-2, late Wednesday night. On Thursday, the Tigers dropped a decision to NAIA opponent Westmont (Calif.), 5-2.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, March 15: No. 22 Sewanee 7, No. 21 Amherst (1-3) 2
Final Score, March 16: Westmont (5-5) 5, No. 22 Sewanee (7-3) 2
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HOW IT HAPPENED, AMHERST
-Sewanee completed the sweep in doubles, as the team improved to 22-8 in spring competition. No. 18
Jordan Theron and
Quinn Wicklund (10-1) extended their winning streak to seven straight matches with an 8-4 victory at the top flight.
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Peyton Erck/
Noah Holsclaw (6-1) and
Gil Weston/
Talman Ramsey (5-3) also earned wins in doubles.
-In singles, No. 8 Theron (12-3) improved his win streak to seven straight with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Edred Opie at the No. 1 flight. In spring play, the junior is 7-1.
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Quinn Wicklund (9-3) used a straight set victory at the No. 3, while
Noah Holsclaw (7-3) earned a tiebreak win over Sujit Chepuri, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 10-5.
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Talman Ramsey (6-2) secured the victory at the No. 6 position.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #8
Jordan Theron (SEW) def. Edred Opie (AMHERST) 6-1, 6-3
2. Jakob Esterowitz (AMHERST) def.
Peyton Erck (SEW) 1-6, 6-1, retired
3.
Quinn Wicklund (SEW) def. Marshall Leung (AMHERST) 6-4, 6-3
4.
Noah Holsclaw (SEW) def. Sujit Chepuri (AMHERST) 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 1-0 (10-5)
5. Georgios Chaidemenos (AMHERST) def.
Gil Weston (SEW) 1-6, 6-0, 7-6 (8-6)
6.
Talman Ramsey (SEW) def. Shaw Rhinelander (AMHERST) 6-1, 6-2
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #18
Jordan Theron/
Quinn Wicklund (SEW) def. #21 Sujit Chepuri/Jakob Esterowitz (AMHERST) 8-4
2.
Peyton Erck/
Noah Holsclaw (SEW) def. Marshall Leung/Shaw Rhinelander (AMHERST) 8-6
3.
Gil Weston/
Talman Ramsey (SEW) def. Georgios Chaidemenos/Micah Elias (AMHERST) 8-6
HOW IT HAPPENED, WESTMONT
-Playing an NAIA school, the scoring is a bit different than Division III. Whoever wins two-of-three doubles flights collect one point. Westmont secured the No. 1 and No. 2 flights to get out to a 1-0 lead.
-The Warriors secured wins at the first three flights to secure the match.
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Matt Barnett (3-1) and
Ryan Stafford (1-2) earned victories for the Tigers. Barnett posted a 6-3, 7-6 (5) win at the No. 4, while Stafford rallied down a set to knock off Presto Hastings in a third-set tie break, 12-10.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #43 Logan Thompson (WESTMONT) def. George T. Alexander (SEW) 6-4, 6-1
2. Cody Ray Emery (WESTMONT) def. #49
Liam Selvido (SEW) 6-3, 6-3
3. Ethan Ha (WESTMONT) def.
Jax Harbour (SEW) 7-6 (7-1), 6-3
4.
Matt Barnett (SEW) def. Owen Vander Ark (WESTMONT) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
5.
Ryan Stafford (SEW) def. Preston Hastings (WESTMONT) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (12-10)
6. Benny Saito (WESTMONT) def.
Gleb Ibragimov (SEW) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4)
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #19 Logan Thompson/Ethan Ha (WESTMONT) def. George T. Alexander/
Liam Selvido (SEW) 6-1
2. Owen Vander Ark/Benny Saito (WESTMONT) def.
Hugh Graham/
Liam Baer (SEW) 6-1
3.
Matt Barnett/
Jackson Davis (SEW) def. Cody Ray Emery/Zach Hartman (WESTMONT) 7-6 (7-4)
UP NEXT
Sewanee will return to the Domain on Thursday, March 23 with split-squad action against Kalamazoo (Mich.) and Covenant (Ga.) from the Bruton-Guerry Tennis Center.
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