SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South men's tennis team picked up two wins on Thursday, defeating Kalamazoo College (Mich.) and region foe Covenant College (Ga.) by identical 9-0 scores, Thursday from the Bruton-Guerry Tennis Center.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, Match 1: No. 22 Sewanee 9, Kalamazoo (4-6) 0
Final Score, Match 2: No. 22 Sewanee (9-3) 9, Covenant (11-5) 0
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HOW IT HAPPENED, KALAMAZOO
-Sewanee got out to a roaring start with a sweep in doubles. At the No. 3,
Peyton Erck/
Noah Holsclaw (7-1) cruised to an 8-1 win.
-At the top flight in singles, No. 8
Jordan Theron (14-3) edged Gabe Vidinas with a 6-1, 7-6 (7) victory to earn the sweep.
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Gil Weston (11-3) earned his 10th win against the Hornets' Casey Johnson via retirement.
-In the series history, the Tigers have won the last three meetings with the Hornets, and this is the first shutout, according to acquired records.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #8
Jordan Theron (SEW) def. Gabe Vidinas (KZOO-M) 6-1, 7-6 (9-7)
2.
Noah Holsclaw (SEW) def. Peter Fitzgerald (KZOO-M) 6-3, 6-3
3.
Talman Ramsey (SEW) def. Adnan Alousi (KZOO-M) 6-4, 6-3
4.
Gil Weston (SEW) def. Casey Johnson (KZOO-M) 4-1, retired
5.
George Thomas Alexander (SEW) def. Louis Landreau (KZOO-M) 6-4, 6-1
6. #49
Liam Selvido (SEW) def. Parker Foster (KZOO-M) 6-0, 6-1
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #18
Jordan Theron/
Quinn Wicklund (SEW) def. Gabe Vidinas/Peter Fitzgerald (KZOO-M) 8-3
2.
Talman Ramsey/
Gil Weston (SEW) def. Casey Johnson/Adnan Alousi (KZOO-M) 8-6
3.
Noah Holsclaw/
Peyton Erck (SEW) def. Louis Landreau/Parker Foster (KZOO-M) 8-1
HOW IT HAPPENED, COVENANT
-Against the Scots, the Tigers made it another clean sweep in doubles. Playing at the No. 3 flight,
George Thomas Alexander picked up an 8-4 win for the team's first victory as a duo.
-In singles, No. 49
Liam Selvido (6-2) overcame a 6-7 (7) loss in the first set to defeat Gill Dunn, 6-0, 10-4, at the No. 5.
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Quinn Wicklund (10-3) earned his 10th win of the campaign with a straight-set dub at the No. 3.
-All-time, Sewanee improves to 18-0 versus Covenant in the all-time series, according to acquired records. Since 2013, the Tigers have posted eight shutouts in the last 10 meetings.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #8
Jordan Theron (SEW) def. Ben Onufrock (CCM) 6-4, 6-1
2.
Quinn Wicklund (SEW) def. Austin Dreslinski (CCM) 3-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-6)
3.
Gil Weston (SEW) def. Ben Luke (CCM) 6-1, 6-1
4.
George Thomas Alexander (SEW) def. Ethan Gibson (CCM) 6-1, 6-0
5. #49
Liam Selvido (SEW) def. Gill Dunn (CCM) 6-7 (7-9), 6-0, 1-0 (10-4)
6.
Matt Barnett (SEW) def. Solomon Crouch (CCM) 6-3, 6-3
DOUBLES RESULTS
1.
Talman Ramsey/
Gil Weston (SEW) def. Ben Onufrock/Austin Dreslinski (CCM) 8-4
2.
Peyton Erck/
Liam Baer (SEW) def. Gill Dunn/Ethan Gibson (CCM) 8-2
3.
George Thomas Alexander/
Liam Selvido (SEW) def. Solomon Crouch/Camden Lashley (CCM) 8-4
UP NEXT
The Tigers head to Atlanta on Saturday to take on the Engineers of the No. 31 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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