Men's Tennis | 9/16/2012 7:39:00 PM

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- The Methodist men's tennis team opened the fall portion of its schedule with a 9-0 win over Hampden-Sydney on Sunday afternoon.
 
After the Monarchs' morning match with Roanoke was cancelled due to rain, MU breezed past the Tigers as each singles match was decided in straight sets.
 
At No. 1 doubles juniors Duncan Miller and Greg Patterson knocked off H-SC's Mountcastle and Dodson, 8-2. At No. 2 doubles it was senior Robert Clayton and freshman Taylor Buchholz defeating King/Bowers, 8-1, while sophomore Dillon Sullivan and junior Lawrence Salmon knocked off Flanagan/Turkovic, 8-3.
 
Miller added a win at No. 1 singles over King, 6-1, 6-2, Buchholz won at No. 2 singles over Dodson, 6-0, 6-0 and Patterson captured the No. 3 flight, 6-0, 6-1 over Mountcastle.
 
Freshman Teal Howard won at No. 4 singles, 6-2, 6-0, Sullivan captured No. 5 singles, 6-2, 6-1 and Clayton completed the Monarchs' dominance with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles over Wilson.
 
MU returns to the court on Sept. 28 when they begin play in the ITA Southeast Regional.