Wofford 4, Belmont 3

Wofford 4, Campbell 3

 

The Wofford men's tennis team earned its second 4-3 victory of the day Saturday as it knocked off Belmont in non-conference action at the Reeves Tennis Center in Spartanburg, S.C. The Terriers also posted a 4-3 decision vs. Campbell in earlier action.

"Today was a good day for us," said head coach Rod Ray. "To win two 4-3 matches on the hottest day of the year was a good effort. Our guys did what we asked them to do and had a great team effort. Certainly, we improved today, which will help us as we head down the stretch. I am proud of our effort."

Against Belmont, Wofford posted wins in three singles contests after earning the doubles point. Senior Chris Barlow and sophomore Andrew Stubbs tallied an 8-5 win at the No. 1 doubles slot against Fausto Rocha and Javier Rodriguez.

Juniors Michael Barber and Alex Fridzon also garnered a doubles win, at the No. 2 position, with a hard-fought 9-8 triumph over Iguacio Gesto and Felipe Lima.

Stubbs and Barlow were also victorious in singles play, tallying their team-leading 10th singles wins each. Stubbs earned a 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 victory against Lima at the No. 1 position, while Barlow posted a 6-2, 3-6, 10-5 triumph over Rocha during the No. 2 contest. Barlow has now reached the double-digit win plateau in three of his four seasons with the Terriers.

Barber registered Wofford's other singles victory, a 6-1, 6-1 effort against Marshall Lipman at the No. 6 seed. Sophomore Richard Cahi fought hard in his singles match before falling 6-2, 4-6, 10-6 at the No. 4 slot to Gesto.

The Terriers improve to 8-9 with the triumph, while the Bruins fall to 3-7. Wofford will return to action at 4:30 p.m. (EST) Tuesday when it travels to California to face Azusa Pacific in Azusa, Calif. The Terriers will also play at 4:30 p.m. (EST) Wednesday at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles on the spring break road trip to the West Coast.

Wofford 4, Belmont 3

Singles
No. 1 Andrew Stubbs (WOF) def. Felipe Lima (BEL), 6-3, 4-6, 10-6
No. 2 Chris Barlow (WOF) def. Fausto Rocha (BEL), 6-2, 3-6, 10-5
No. 3 Javier Rodriguez (BEL) def. Alex Fridzon (WOF), 7-6, 6-2
No. 4 Ignacio Gesto (BEL) def. Richard Cahi (WOF), 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
No. 5 Felipe Abreu (BEL) def. Scott Collins (WOF), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Michael Barber (WOF) def. Marshall Lipman (BEL), 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 Barlow/Stubbs (WOF) def. Rocha/Rodriguez (BEL), 8-5
No. 2 Barber/Fridzon (WOF) def. Gesto/Lima (BEL), 9-8
No. 3 Abreu/Lipman (BEL) def. Cahi/Collins (WOF), 9-8

 

Four singles wins, including the clincher at No. 5 singles by freshman Scott Collins, capped a 4-3 Wofford men's tennis victory Saturday afternoon over visiting Campbell at the Reeves Tennis Center in Spartanburg, S.C.

With the Terriers ahead 3-2 and needing a point during either Collins' match or junior Jeff Muthig's contest at No. 6 singles, Collins pulled through for the victory. The rookie was on top 4-2 in the third set before finding himself down 40-15 in game seven. He rallied to win that game to go up 5-2, before finding himself in the same situation the very next game. Once again, Collins came-from-behind after trailing 40-15 and capped a 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 triumph against Artoym Starkov at the No. 5 slot for the clinching point in the match.

The other three Wofford singles victories were all in straight sets, including a 7-5, 6-2 decision by Andrew Stubbs vs. Florent Wilpotte at the No. 1 position for his team-best tying ninth triumph of the season. Senior Chris Barlow is keeping even with Stubbs following his 6-1, 6-2 victory at the No. 2 seed against Vasja Gorjup.

Sophomore Richard Cahi tallied a 6-1, 6-4 win at the No. 4 slot against Carlos Campo for the final Terrier singles victory.

The Fighting Camels earned the doubles point, but Wofford received a win at the No. 3 doubles position from Collins and Muthig. The tandem registered an 8-5 triumph over Starkov and Marc Sifre in the match.

The Terriers improve their record to 7-9 with the victory, while Campbell drops to 8-10 overall.

Wofford will head to California this week over spring break for a pair of matches, beginning with a 4:30 p.m. (EST) Tuesday meeting against Azusa Pacific in Azusa, Calif. The Terriers will also face Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles at 4:30 p.m. (EST) Wednesday.

Campbell returns to action at 1 p.m. Monday at home vs. South Carolina State.

Wofford 4, Campbell 3

Singles
No. 1 Andrew Stubbs (WOF) def. Florent Wilpotte (CAMP), 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 Chris Barlow (WOF) def. Vasja Gorjup (CAMP), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 Marc Sifre (CAMP) def. Alex Fridzon (WOF), 6-4, 6-0
No. 4 Richard Cahi (WOF) def. Carlos Campo (CAMP), 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 Scott Collins (WOF) def. Artoym Starkov (CAMP), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
No. 6 Ryan Mills (CAMP) def. Jeff Muthig (WOF), 6-2, 6-4

Doubles
No. 1 Gabriel Delarue/Mills (CAMP) def. Barlow/Stubbs (WOF), 8-6
No. 2 Campo/Wilpotte (CAMP) def. Michael Barber/Fridzon (WOF), 8-3
No. 3 Collins/Muthig (WOF) def. Sifre/Starkov (CAMP), 8-5

 

The Citadel 4, Mercer 3

 

Charleston, S.C. - Senior Nick Medica put on a show in his final regular season match at the Earle Tennis Center Saturday, recording a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 5 singles over Nathan Starr. Medica has now won a season-high three straight matches, but the team fell just short of topping the Bears as they fell to Mercer, 4-3, in the Dogs regular season home finale.

The Citadel (10-8, 4-2 Southern Conference) took the 1-0 match lead winning two of the three doubles matches to secure the overall doubles point. Daniel Dossetor and James Eason won their 11th doubles match in 12 tries with an 8-5 victory over Tobias Ohrstrom and Warren Woolfolk. The Bulldogs secured the doubles point as David Lara and Medica edged Starr and Ryan Ingram, 8-6.

Mercer (10-9, 5-3 Atlantic Sun) tied the match at one point apiece as Chapman Mitchell took the No. 6 singles win with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over The Citadel's Jose. Medica's victory at No. 5 singles put the Dogs ahead, 2-1 before Mercer tied the match again with Woolfolk's 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles over Ananda Sawmynaden.

The Citadel took their final lead of the match as Eason won his 15th match of the season, 6-1, 7-5, over Mercer's Gill. Eason improves his singles record to 15-3 on the season and has won 14 of his past 15 matches. The Bears tied the match yet again as Ohrstrom defeated Dossetor, 6-3, 7-5, at No. 1 singles. Patrick Russo sealed the Mercer victory with a 7-6, 7-5 win at No. 4 singles over The Citadel's Lara.

The Bulldogs hit the road starting Tuesday as they return to conference action with a 2 p.m. match at the College of Charleston. Saturday's match was not the last time fans can check out the Cadets in action, however, as The Citadel will host the 2006 SoCon Tennis Championships on April 20-23. Check out the home of Bulldog tennis at www.CitadelSports.com for complete results and all the latest information on The Citadel athletics.

Furman 7, UNC Greensboro 0

GREENSBORO, NC ? UNC Greensboro’s Martin Redelinghuys had his winning streak snapped at five straight matches as the Spartans lost to No. 69-ranked Furman, 7-0, in men’s tennis action Saturday afternoon.

 

Redelinghuys, a sophomore from South Africa who transferred into UNCG at the semester break from UNLV, had won each of his last five matches, three of them in decisive third sets. However, he had his streak snapped by the Paladins’ Andy Juc on Saturday, 6-3 and 6-0, as Furman swept all six singles matches and the three doubles’ pro-sets.

 

UNCG hosts Georgia Southern in another Southern Conference match-up Sunday at 11 am. It will be the Spartans final home match of the season.

 

 

AGATE

SINGLES: Ben Pauluhn (F) def. Marc Ladouceur 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4); Andy Juc (F) def. Martin Redelinghuys 6-3, 6-0; Greg Maarschalk (F) def. Ian Conchar 7-5, 6-0; Bo Ladyman (F) def. Austin Wilty 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-8); Daniel Knause (F) def. Ryan Lewis 6-3, 6-3; Chris Gilli (F) def. Jason Steinhorn 6-4, 6-0.

 

DOUBLES: Pauluhn/Maarschalk (F) def. Ladouceur/Redelinghuys 8-7 (10-6), Ladyman/Brian Crook (F) def. Steinhorn/Lewis 8-3; Scott Kahler/Juc (F) def. Conchar/Wilty 8-4.

 

Elon 7, Georgia Southern 0

 

ELON, N.C. ? Elon claimed two of three doubles matches and all six singles contests on its way to a 7-0 Southern Conference men’s tennis triumph over Georgia Southern Saturday afternoon at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.

The victory sets up a key Southern Conference showdown between the Phoenix (13-4 overall, 6-1 SoCon) and No. 69 Furman (13-9 overall, 4-0 SoCon) at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.

Sebastian Bredberg and Kevin Colin ousted Philip Prins and Neil Shine 8-1 at No. 2 doubles while Anuwat Dalodom and Gustaf Asplund dispatched Daniel Harden and Jakub Hanusz 8-1 at No. 3, awarding Elon the doubles point.

The Eagles (5-10 overall, 2-4 SoCon) picked up a win at No. 1 doubles when Vincent Patry and Joris De Weerdt outfought Damon Gooch and Austin Fenn by an 8-5 margin.

In singles action, Gooch (over Patry 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1), Dalodom (over De Weerdt 7-6 (6), 6-3 at No. 2), Bredberg (over Shine 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3), Asplund (over Hanusz 2-0, retired at No. 4), Fenn (over Harden 6-3, 6-3 at No. 5) and Kevin Beard (over Jamin Dean 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6) all emerged victorious as the Phoenix won for the 13th time in 15 matches.

Moments before Sunday’s conference clash with Furman begins, Elon will present former Phoenix tennis star Pramote Malasitt with his 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America plaque. Georgia Southern visits UNC Greensboro for an 11 a.m. SoCon meeting Sunday.

Davidson 5, Charlotte 2

DAVIDSON, N.C. ? For the fourth time this year, the Davidson men's tennis team won its second straight match in a row as the Wildcats took down cross-county rival Charlotte by the count of 5-2 on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats moved back over the .500 mark with a 9-8 record, while the 49ers finished out their regular season play at 9-13. It's also the second straight year Davidson has defeated Charlotte after last year's 4-3 victory.

Davidson was able to capture the doubles point for the first time in four matches to take an early 1-0 lead. The No. 2 doubles team of senior Joe Cheaney (Atlanta, Ga.) and sophomore Phillip Compeau earned their sixth win together by defeating Roy Sichel and Jean-Michel Werk by the score of 8-3. Senior Daniel Bermeo (Quito, Ecuador) and sophomore Matt Hartman combined for their first win together, securing the doubles point with an 8-6 win at No. 3 doubles.

Bermeo then found his winning touch in singles play, leading the Wildcats to wins at No. 2, 3, 5 and 6 singles. The senior snapped his four-match losing streak with a thrilling three-set win over Ryan Johnson 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Bermeo is now 7-7 at No. 2 singles and 8-7 overall.

The freshman duo of Ethan Jaffee (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Scott Myers (West Palm Beach, Fla.) continued their solid first years with wins at No. 2 and 3 singles. Jaffee gave up only two games, winning 6-1, 6-1, while Myers upped his overall singles record to 9-6 with a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Felix Bernhoerster at No. 3.

Davidson returns home for its final home match of the season and head coach Jeff Frank's final home match of his coaching career. The Wildcats will battle the Furman Paladins on Senior Day, Wednesday, Apr. 5 at 2:30 p.m.

Davidson 5, Charlotte 2

Doubles
1. Johnson/Bernhoerster (UNCC) def. Simihaian/Jaffee (DAV), 8-3
2. Phillip Compeau/Joe Cheaney (DAV) def. Sichel/Jean-Michel Werk (UNCC), 8-3
3. Bermeo/Hartman (DAV) def. Stuart Lynas/Guzman (UNCC), 8-6

Singles
1. Roy Sichel (UNCC) def. Flaviu Simihaian (DAV), 6-7, 6-1, 6-2
2. Daniel Bermeo (DAV) def. Ryan Johnson (UNCC), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
3. Ethan Jaffee (DAV) def. Dorian Host (UNCC), 6-1, 6-1
4. Zvi Lantsberg (UNCC) def. Jay Chitty (DAV), 6-1, 6-2
5. Scott Myers (DAV) def. Felix Bernhoerster (UNCC), 7-5, 6-0
6. Matt Hartman (DAV) def. Jorge Guzman (UNCC), 6-1, 1-6, 6-2