Appalachian State 5, Morehead State 2
BOONE, N.C. ? The Appalachian State University men’s tennis team extended its winning streak to three matches as it defeated Morehead State, 5-2, Monday at the Grandfather Mountain Country Club.
After dropping the doubles point, the Mountaineers bounce back to take five of the six singles matches. With the win, the Mountaineers improve to 5-5 overall, while the Eagles drop to 4-9 on the season.
Sophomore Ryan Brookshaw (Pretoria, South Africa) improved to 7-3 in singles action with a 7-6, 6-2 defeat of Peter Taylor at No. 2 singles. He teamed up with junior Alex Probst (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) to defeat Jacob McLeod and Damian Storti, 9-8 at No. 1 doubles. The duo is now 5-5 on the season at that position. Probst picked up a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 win over McLeod at No. 1 singles.
Junior Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia, Bulgaria), senior Andrew Taylor (Parkland, Fla.) and sophomore Zack Williams (Hickory, N.C.) picked up singles wins for the Mountaineers. Dimitrov defeated Louis Orieux, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 3. Taylor took a 6-1, 6-2 victory from Storti at No. 5. Williams rounded out the wins with a 6-0, 6-1 defeat of Marty Dorcich at No. 6 singles.
“We fought hard to win this match,” Williams said. “We’re going to use this winning streak as momentum for the rest of the season.”
The Mountaineers return to action as they take on Gardner-Webb Wednesday, March 22 in Boiling Springs, N.C. and Charlotte, Thursday, March 23 in Charlotte. Both matches will begin at 2 p.m.
Appalachian State 5, Morehead State 2
Grandfather Mountain Country Club
Doubles
1) Probst/Brookshaw (ASU) def. McLeod/D. Storti (MSU), 9-8
2) A. Storti/Taylor (MSU) def. Waters/Dimitrov (ASU), 9-8
3) Doricich/Orieux (MSU) def. Taylor/Robert Hogewood (ASU), 8-6
Singles
1) Alex Probst (ASU) def. Jacob McLeod (MSU), 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
2) Ryan Brookshaw (ASU) def. Peter Taylor (MSU), 7-6, 6-2
3) Dimitar Dimitrov (ASU) def. Louis Orieux (MSU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
4) Adam Storti (MSU) def. Andrew Waters (ASU), 4-6, 6-1, 10-7
5) Andrew Taylor (ASU) def. Damian Storti (MSU), 6-1, 6-2
6) Zack Williams (ASU) def. Marty Dorcich (MSU), 6-0, 6-1