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Winner Methodist MU-M (11-11, 6-2 USAS)
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Ja'Shawn Steward-Johnson

Tested, But Triumphant

DANVILLE, Va.  Methodist men's tennis clinched the second seed in the East Division of the USA South Athletic Conference and a berth in the conference tournament with a hard-fought 5-4 victory over host Averett University Thursday afternoon.

Down 3-1 to the Cougars, the Monarchs reeled off four straight victories in singles play with wins at Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5. Hayden Wilfong completed the match with his victory at 4-singles for the fifth point.

The consequences of a loss would have been that the Monarchs and the Cougars would have had the same conference record and a 1-1 head-to-head record. Instead, the Monarchs clinch and Averett could get knocked out of the next weekend's tournament altogether.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final score: Methodist def. Averett, 5-4
Records: Methodist 11-11 (6-2 USA South), Averett 8-6 (4-4)
Location: Averett Tennis Courts; Danville, Va.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Trent Harner set the tone for the comeback with a straight-set victory of 6-0, 6-2 at 2-singles and Jacob Oehser tied the matchup at 3-3 with an identical straight-set win of 6-2, 6-2 at No. 5 singles.
  • Coleman Baker pushed Methodist into the lead with his triumph at 3-singles and Wilfong's win insured that Head Coach Kemper Baker could breathe easy before the ninth point of the afternoon. Baker and Wilfong each won their second sets by scores of 7-5 after winning the first set relatively easy.
  • Two of the three doubles matches swung the Cougars way for early momentum. Wilfong and Joshua Deutsch picked up the only Methodist doubles win, with na 8-5 victory in the No. 3 spot while the pairings of Baker & Harner and Johnson & Oehser each lost their hard-fought battles, 8-6.
  • Nicolas Yanes bested Wynn Johnson in three sets at 1-singles. Johnson won the first set 7-5 but Yanes finished with scores of 6-4 and 1-0 (10-6) to give Averett its 3-1 lead.

NEXT UP
  • Friday, Pfeiffer University travels to Fayetteville to take on the Monarchs in a conference matchup at 1 p.m. and Saturday, the Falcons are home to host Methodist at 1 p.m in another conference battle.
  • Averett is on the road against William Peace Saturday at 1 p.m. in a match that could potentially spell playoff implications.
    
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