BOONE, N.C. - Picking up the team's fourth-straight win, Appalachian State University men's tennis swept The Citadel, 7-0, at ASU Tennis Courts on Thursday.

The Mountaineers (10-5, 4-1 SoCon) picked up their fourth league win in the span of a week, while The Citadel fell to 5-14 (0-7 SoCon).

In doubles, Appalachian's No. 1 pair of senior Philip Kloc and sophomore Sebastien King broke their opponents' serve in the first game and won the last five in a row to close out an 8-2 win.

ASU's No. 3 duo of junior Zeke Sansing and senior Steve Karendal clinched the doubles point after jumping out to a 6-2 lead and holding on to an 8-3 win.

The No. 2 tandem of seniors Alex Markov and Alain Humblet fell behind by a 1-4 margin but rallied by winning the last four games of their 8-5 victory.

In singles action, Humblet topped his opponent at No. 3, picking up a 6-0, 6-0 shutout in the match. Karendal soon followed with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at the No. 5 spot to put the Apps in front, 3-0.

No. 2 Mountaineer Kloc took the honor of the match-clinching point by picked up a 6-1, 6-1 triumph in his match. King needed more time to close his match but pulled out a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 4 singles.

Sophomore Matt Saltsgaver added another point for the Black and Gold after cruising through his first set and staying strong in the second of his 6-1, 6-4 victory.

The No. 1 singles match saw junior David Orces pick up The Citadel's only set, 6-3, in the first, but ASU's top individual, Markov, answered with a 6-3 win of his own in the second set.

In the tiebreaker, Markov converted six straight points to jump out to an 8-3 lead before Orces scored five in a row to morph a 9-4 deficit into a 9-9 deadlock. After the court change, Markov closed out the match with enthusiasm to earn a hard-fought 3-6, 6-3, 1-0(11-9) win.