CONWAY, Ark. - The Hendrix College men's tennis team earned their first win of the season, defeating John Brown University 5-4 at the Hendrix Indoor Tennis Center on Saturday.
The Warriors (1-2) took two of the three doubles match-ups, with juniors
Bob Berardi and
Robert Sheets topping Cameron McLendon and Colton Cheek 8-3 at number one and freshmen
Karthik Garimella and
Ian McVinney winning 8-3 over Alex Baker and Darwin Silva in the second flight.
The Golden Eagles (0-1) number three doubles team of Luke Pascoe and Blake Zoellner narrowly edged out freshmen
Ilya Pound and
Zach Villemez 9-8.
Sheets, Garimella and McVinney each won their singles matchups in straight sets. Villemez and Pound took their opponents to a third set tiebreaker, but ultimately fell in number five and six singles, respectively.
Hendrix will be back in action on Friday when they host Austin College at 6 p.m.
Feb 15, 2014 at Conway, Ark.
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Singles competition |
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1. Robert Sheets (HC) def. Cameron McLendon (JBU) 6-2, 6-1 |
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2. Alex Baker (JBU) def. Bob Berardi (HC) 6-3, 6-4 |
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3. Karthik Garimella (HC) def. Colton Cheek (JBU) 6-2, 6-0 |
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4. Ian McVinney (HC) def. Darwin Silva (JBU) 6-0, 6-4 |
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5. Blake Zoellner (JBU) def. Zach Villemez (HC) 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-7) |
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6. Brandon Laney (JBU) def. Ilya Pound (HC) 7-6, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8) |
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Match Notes |
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John Brown 0-1 |
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Hendrix 1-2 |
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T-4:45 A-50 |
