FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  The Methodist men's tennis team bounced back in dominant fashion on Thursday afternoon, defeating the University of Lynchburg 6–1 in non-conference play at the Gene Clayton Tennis Center.

JUST THE FACTS
Final scores: Methodist def. Lynchburg, 6–1
Records: Methodist 8–4; Lynchburg 6–4
Location: Gene Clayton Tennis Center; Fayetteville, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Methodist set the tone early by sweeping all three doubles matches to take a 1–0 lead.
• The No. 2 tandem of Matthew Hurley and Decklan Rayner finished first with a dominant 6–0 victory to give the Monarchs early momentum. At the top position, Harry Crokam and Aaron Zoubek followed with a 7–5 win to clinch the doubles point. Billy Johnson and Andrew Waddill completed the sweep at No. 3 doubles, edging out a tight 7–6 (8–6) victory.
• In singles play, the Monarchs continued their momentum by winning five of the six flights.
• At No. 4 singles, Aaron Zoubek was first off the court with a 6–1, 6–3 win over Alvaro Quiroga Amaya to extend the lead. Harry Crokam followed with a 6–2, 6–4 victory against Nicholas Pierreux at the No. 2 position.
• Decklan Rayner clinched the match for Methodist at No. 3 singles, defeating Alexandre Gaboardi 7–6 (7–3), 6–1.
• Lynchburg's lone point came at No. 1 singles, where Matthew Hurley dropped a three-set battle to Richards Spaks, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6.
• The final two matches to finish came at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions. Billy Johnson earned a 6–4, 7–5 win over Daniel Gomes, while Andrew Waddill closed out the day with a hard-fought victory. After taking the first set 7–5, Waddill fell 2–6 in the second before responding in the super tiebreaker, 10–5, to defeat Sebastian Soria.

UP NEXT
Methodist returns to USA South action on Tuesday, April 7, traveling to Pfeiffer University. First serve is scheduled for 2 PM.