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Winner Southern Virginia SVU-M (8-1)
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Methodist University MU-M (4-10)
Winner
Southern Virginia SVU-M
(8-1)
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Final
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Methodist University MU-M
(4-10)
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Greensboro GCM (0-5, 0-5 USAS)
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Winner Methodist University MU-M (5-10, 1-1 USAS)
Greensboro GCM
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Final
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Methodist University MU-M
(5-10, 1-1 USAS)
Winner
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Greensboro GCM (0-6, 0-6 USAS)
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Winner Methodist University MU-M (6-10, 2-1 USAS)
Greensboro GCM
(0-6, 0-6 USAS)
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Methodist University MU-M
(6-10, 2-1 USAS)
Winner

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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Men Pick Up Pair of Conference Wins

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  Methodist put together a pair of dominant USA South Athletic Conference men's tennis victories Saturday afternoon at the Gene Clayton Tennis Center, bouncing back from a narrow defeat to visiting Southern Virginia University in a morning non-conference match-up.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final scores: So. Virginia def. Methodist, 6-3; Methodist def. Greensboro, 9-0; Methodist def. Greensboro, 9-0
Records: Methodist 6-10 (2-1 USA South), So. Virginia 8-1, Greensboro 0-6 (0-6)
Location: Gene Clayton Tennis Center; Fayetteville, N.C.
Rankings: Atlantic South Region (ITA) – No. 15 Methodist, No. 16 So. Virginia

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The match with Southern Virginia easily could have gone the other way, beginning with close play during the doubles matches. The Knights picked up an 8-7 win at No. 1 and an 8-6 victory at No. 2. The Monarchs prevented the sweep with a solid 8-2 win at No. 3 by Hayden Wilfong and Kayhanh Alikhani, but the narrow losses at the other two spots would be haunting.
  • Similarly, in singles play two matches went into third-set super-tiebreakers, each won by Southern Virginia, and a third match turned the Knights' way in an opening-set tiebreak victory.
  • Jacob Oehser and Henry Murray at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively, soundly defeated their singles opponents. Murray rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 win while Oehser won nearly as quickly, at 0 and 2.
  • The Monarchs rolled through each of their matches against Greensboro, putting six different doubles tandems and 12 different singles players on the courts across the two events.
  • Joshua Deutsch and Alex Lycan at No. 1 and KJ Hardie and Daniel Wolf at 2-doubles picked up 8-0 wins in the early Greensboro match, while Murray paired with Spencer Kieft for an 8-1 win at No. 3 to complete the sweep.
  • In the late match, the Monarchs again rolled out to a 3-0 lead after doubles play, getting 8-1 wins from Trent Harner and Coleman Baker at No. 1 and from Murray and Luke Laney at No. 2. An 8-0 shutout by Samir Tewari and Deutsch finished off the sweep.
  • Methodist was as dominant in singles against the Pride, surrendering a total of eight games during the first match, and just three games across the second match's six bouts.

UP NEXT
Methodist hosts Averett University in a conference match Sunday at 2 p.m. on the Clayton Center courts.
    
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Players Mentioned

Coleman Baker

Coleman Baker

6' 1"
Sophomore
Joshua Deutsch

Joshua Deutsch

5' 10"
Junior
KJ  Hardie

KJ Hardie

6' 0"
Senior
Trent Harner

Trent Harner

6' 0"
Sophomore
Jacob Oehser

Jacob Oehser

6' 3"
Senior
Hayden Wilfong

Hayden Wilfong

6' 3"
Sophomore
Daniel Wolf

Daniel Wolf

6' 9"
Junior
Spencer  Kieft

Spencer Kieft

6' 3"
Freshman
Luke Laney

Luke Laney

6' 1"
Freshman
Alex  Lycan

Alex Lycan

6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Coleman Baker

Coleman Baker

6' 1"
Sophomore
Joshua Deutsch

Joshua Deutsch

5' 10"
Junior
KJ  Hardie

KJ Hardie

6' 0"
Senior
Trent Harner

Trent Harner

6' 0"
Sophomore
Jacob Oehser

Jacob Oehser

6' 3"
Senior
Hayden Wilfong

Hayden Wilfong

6' 3"
Sophomore
Daniel Wolf

Daniel Wolf

6' 9"
Junior
Spencer  Kieft

Spencer Kieft

6' 3"
Freshman
Luke Laney

Luke Laney

6' 1"
Freshman
Alex  Lycan

Alex Lycan

6' 0"
Sophomore