The Virginia Wesleyan University men's tennis team defeated non-conference opponent Centre College 6-3.
In the No. 1 doubles, Centre College grabbed a point as Ty Bush and Bo Bush defeated Ole Behrmann and Felix Bevc won 8-5. The Marlins rallied and the duo of Rafael Rullan Zarraga and Alen Curovic won against Ben Rueff and Ashton Whitt 8-7 and Sebastien Muller and Tudor Vlad won the No. 3 doubles 8-3 against Chase Turley and Jasper Gazzo to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead heading into the singles matches.
The No. 4 singles match ended first as Hubert Parawa was defeated by Isaac Flanery 1-6, 1-6 tying the match at 2-2. Ole Behrmann took the lead back for the Marlins as he won 6-2, 6-4 against Jasper Gazzo. Rafael Rullan Zarraga extended the Marlins lead with a 7-6, 6-2 win over Bo Bush in the No. 2 spot. With three singles matches left the Marlins held a 4-2 lead.
Felix Bevc lost in the No. 1 spot to Ben Rueff 5-7, 6-7 to bring the score to 4-3. Sebastien Muller sealed the win for the Marlins as he won in the No. 6 singles spot 6-1, 7-6 against Jett Anderson to put the Marlins up 5-3. Tudor Vlad was the last to finish as he beat Emerson Dean 6-4, 7-5 to give Virginia Wesleyan the 6-3 win.
Up next the men's tennis team travels on the road to Randolph College on March 23 for the 1:00 p.m. match.
Doubles:
- Ole Behrmann / Felix Bevc vs. Ty Bush / Bo Bush, 5-8
- Rafael Rullan Zarraga / Alen Curovic vs. Ben Rueff / Ashton Whitt, 8-7
- Sebastien Muller / Tudor Vlad vs. Chase Turley / Jasper Gazzo, 8-3
Singles:
- Felix Bevc vs Ben Rueff, 5-7, 6-7
- Rafael Rullan Zarraga vs. Bo Bush, 7-6, 6-2
- Ole Behrmann vs. Jasper Gazzo, 6-2, 6-4
- Hubert Parawa vs. Isaac Flenery, 1-6, 1-6
- Tudor Vlad vs. Emerson Dean, 6-4, 7-5
- Sebastien Muller vs. Jett Anderson, 6-1, 7-6
