Saturday, February 27
Davidson, N.C.
10:00 a.m.
Davidson College
7
vs
0
Winston-Salem State
Wildcats Roll to a Pair of 7-0 Wins in M. Tennis
2/27/2010 11:31:08 PM | Men's Tennis
Gavin McFarlin -- Assistant SID
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Playing their second doubleheader of the season, the Davidson men's tennis team picked up a pair of solid 7-0 wins vs. Winston-Salem State and UNC Asheville on Saturday at the Knobloch Tennis Center on the campus of Davidson College.
The Wildcats got back on the winning track after dropping their previous two matches as they improved to 6-3 on the season. They also ran their home mark to 6-1. Winston-Salem State fell to 0-8, while UNCA dropped to 2-4.
Davidson opened the day with a clean sweep of the Rams, taking all six singles matches in straight sets, while also sweeping through the three doubles matches.
Picking up their first wins of the season were Tareq Alani (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and Carter Braxton (Charlotte, N.C.) as the duo blanked their two opponents at No. 5 and 6 vs. the Rams. The senior and junior also teamed together as a doubles pair and tallied an 8-3 win at No. 3 to help Davidson capture the doubles point.
Senior Eric Noble (Fayetteville, N.C.) halted his four-match skid with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 1 over Brian Coxton.
In the afternoon affair, the Wildcats only setback was a defeat at the No. 3 doubles spot as they once again ran the table in singles action on their way to the 7-0 win.
Making it a perfect afternoon was Chris Mark (Union City, Calif.) and Sam Burns (Banner Elk, N.C.) as they again earned two straight set wins. Mark, off to an outstanding start in his freshman year, pushed his record to a team-best 8-1 after a 6-4, 6-2 win over Jonas Brobeck at No. 3. Earlier in the day, he took home a 6-3, 7-6 win at No. 4 singles over Joab Odera of Winston-Salem State. He currently has a three-match win streak.
Burns, who won a 6-1, 6-1 decision at No. 3 vs. the Rams, scored a 6-4, 6-4 win over the Bulldogs' Thomas Rees at the No. 5 singles slot. He sits at 5-1 on the season. The senior also teamed with Mark at No. 2 doubles in the first match of the day for an 8-2 win to push their record to 6-3 on the season.
Finishing perfect on the day in doubles action was the team of Calum Gee (Ayr, Scotland) and Walker Lyons (Wallingford, Pa.), who picked up two 8-1 wins to run their record to 7-1 on the season, tops on the team. The duo are 5-1 when slotted at the No. 2 position.
Gee also pushed his singles winning streak to a team-best six in a row with a 6-2, 6-0 triumph over UNC Asheville's Ryan Matthews at No. 4.
Rounding out the impressive day for Davidson was junior Arie Hefter (Birmingham, Ala.) as he scored a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 6 vs. UNCA for his first victory of the season.
The Wildcats take some time off before they head on the road for a 3 p.m. match at Winthrop, Mar. 11.
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