MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Hendrix College men's tennis team lost their first Southern Athletic Association match of the season 6-0 at Rhodes College on a cold and windy Sunday morning.
The Warriors (1-5, 0-1) lost all three doubles matches to the Lynx (4-4, 1-0) to start the match.
Hendrix top tandem of sophomore
Bob Berardi and
Robert Sheets lost to Greyson Brilliant and Colin Perry 8-5. Senior
Payton Lea and freshman
Atishay Jain fell to Eliot Blatt and Graham Sowden 8-2 at the third doubles matchup.
Only three singles matches were completed due to time restrictions. Lynx number one player Sanders Phelps defeated Sheets 6-4, 6-2 and Perry topped senior
Udai Garimella 6-3, 6-2. Berardi lost to Blatt 6-2, 6-3 at the third spot.
The Warriors will host Simpson College on Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Rhodes 6, Hendrix 0
Mar 24, 2013 at Memphis, Tenn.
Singles competition
1. Sanders Phelps (RHODES) def.
Robert Sheets (HC) 6-4, 6-2
2. Colin Perry (RHODES) def.
Udai Garimella (HC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Eliot Blatt (RHODES) def.
Bob Berardi (HC) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Greyson Brilliant/Colin Perry (RHODES) def.
Bob Berardi/
Robert Sheets (HC) 8-5
2. Sanders Phelps/Rob Steinwedell (RHODES) def.
Nick Berardi/
Udai Garimella (HC) 8-1
3. Eliot Blatt/Graham Sowden (RHODES) def.
Atishay Jain/
Payton Lea (HC) 8-2
Match Notes
Hendrix 1-5, 0-1 SAA
Rhodes 4-4, 1-0 SAA
