SEWANEE, Tenn. – Eleventh-ranked Sewanee swept the doubles matches for the second straight day and posted victories in five of the six singles in an 8-1 victory over 35
th-ranked Vassar College in men's tennis action Sunday at Palisades Tennis Club in Newport Beach, Calif.
The Tigers (5-2) have won three straight outings since dropping their first two matches in the ITA National Indoor Championships.
Andre-Remi Jakobi and
Peyton Erck defeated Fernando Bauermeister and Henry Zhang, 8-4, at No. 2 doubles before
Gil Weston and
Talman Ramsey won by the same score at No. 3 against Pedro Cattaruzzi and Eugene Lee.
Jordan Theron and
Quinn Wicklund claimed an 8-6 victory over Ethan Mantell and Nolan Kubiak at No. 1.
Lee posted the only point for Vassar with a 6-4, 6-2, win at No. 2 singles versus Erck, but Theron defeated Jay Wong, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 1 and
Henry Hyden recorded the deciding point with a 6-4, 6-4, triumph at No. 6 against Arnav Agostinho.
Wicklund collected a 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, decision over Kubiak at No. 4 while Ramsey claimed a 6-3, 7-6 (4), victory at No. 3 against Benjamin Almquist. Weston won the final match on the court in a super tiebreaker versus Zhang, 3-6, 7-5, 10-6.
Sewanee faces fourth-ranked Case Western Reserve on Monday at 6:30 p.m. CT in Claremont, Calif.
#11 Sewanee 8, #35 Vassar College 1
SINGLES
1.
Jordan Theron (SEW) def. Jay Wong (VAS), 6-2, 6-3
2. Eugene Lee (VAS) def.
Peyton Erck (SEW), 6-4, 6-2
3.
Talman Ramsey (SEW) def. Benjamin Almquist (VAS), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
4.
Quinn Wicklund (SEW) def. Nolan Kubiak (VAS), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
5.
Gil Weston (SEW) def. Henry Zhang (VAS), 3-6, 7-5, 10-6
6.
Henry Hyden (SEW) def. Arnav Agostinho (VAS), 6-4, 6-4
DOUBLES
1. Theron-Wicklund (SEW) def. Ethan Mantell-Kubiak (VAS), 8-6
2.
Andre-Remi Jakobi-Erck (SEW) def. Fernando Bauermeister-Zhang (VAS), 8-4
3. Weston-Ramsey (SEW) def. Pedro Cattaruzzi-Lee (VAS), 8-4
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,1,6,4,3,5)
