VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia - The Virginia Wesleyan University men's tennis team improved to 3-1 in ODAC play on Saturday by defeating the Shenandoah University Hornets 9-0 at the Everett Tennis Center. VWU dropped only 7 games in doubles and 10 in singles on their way to the first shutout win of the season.
MATCH INFORMATION
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Weather: Sunny and 60 degrees, winds 5-10 MPH
INSIDE THE RESULTS
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At #1 doubles, Mitchell Perry and Felix Bevc went up 7-1 on SU's Keith Orr and Vitali Rovera before finishing out with an 8-5 win.
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Henry West and Anthony Wilson had early breaks of serve and cruised to an 8-2 finish.
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Connor Cummings and Michael Portera blanked their opponents at #3 doubles, 8-0.
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Both Mitchell Perry and Felix Bevc defended the top two singles spots winning 6-0, 6-1 and 6-0, 6-0 respectively.
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Anthony Wilson dropped the first set at #3 singles against Shenandoah's former #1 singles standout Darian Diaz before clawing his way back in the match and claiming a 0-6, 6-1, 10-8 win.
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Both Henry West and Connor Cummings each had 6-0, 6-0 outcomes at #4 and #6 singles respectively.
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Michael Portera took the first set 6-0 at #5 and finished his opponent off with a 6-0, 6-2 result.
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The Marlins gave the Hornets their first loss of the season as they fell to 4-1 on the season.
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VWU with a much more difficult non-conference schedule improved to 3-3.
KEY STATS (Order of Finish)
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Doubles: 3, 2, 1
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Singles: 6, 4, 1, 5, 2, 3
UP NEXT
Sunday's away match at Lynchburg has been postponed due to weather; the makeup date is TBA. The Marlins will host future ODAC member Averett University this upcoming Thursday. Match time is 3 PM at the Everett Tennis Center.
