Wednesday, March 6
Davidson, N.C.
1:00 p.m.
Davidson College
5
vs
2
Chattanooga
M. Tennis Scores First SoCon Win, 5-2, vs. Mocs
3/6/2013 8:43:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
Match Results vs. Chattanooga
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Davidson men's tennis team got off to a solid start in Southern Conference play, netting a 5-2 win in their league opener at home against Chattanooga in a mid-week match at the Knobloch Tennis Center.
Davidson matched its win total all of last year, moving to 7-3 overall. The 'Cats also avenged a 4-3 defeat to the Mocs last year in the first round of the SoCon Tournament.
Chattanooga, coming off a SoCon-opening win vs. CofC, dropped to 1-1 in league play and 6-4 overall.
Senior Joe Schafer sealed up the win for the 'Cats with his sixth singles victory of the season. He dropped his first set, 6-4, but charged back for 6-2 and 6-3 wins in the next two for the fourth team point.
Schafer helped the Wildcats earn the doubles point with a hard-fought 9-8 triumph, teaming with Ethan Kallick at No. 1. Robert Lightbourn and Nicky Kunz won the other match, 8-2, at No. 3 to give them a 4-2 record.
Kunz ran his singles mark to 6-3 with a two-set win over Roberto Vieira at No. 1, 7-5, 6-1.
Chris Mark and Connor Evins tallied the Wildcats final two points with a pair of singles wins. Mark cruised to a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 4, while Evins split his first two sets with Jackson Tresnan, before taking home an 11-9 super tie-breaker win at No 5.
The Wildcats hit the road for a pair of SoCon matches against The Citadel (March 8) and College of Charleston (March 10). Both matches start at 1 p.m.
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Davidson men's tennis team got off to a solid start in Southern Conference play, netting a 5-2 win in their league opener at home against Chattanooga in a mid-week match at the Knobloch Tennis Center.
Davidson matched its win total all of last year, moving to 7-3 overall. The 'Cats also avenged a 4-3 defeat to the Mocs last year in the first round of the SoCon Tournament.
Chattanooga, coming off a SoCon-opening win vs. CofC, dropped to 1-1 in league play and 6-4 overall.
Senior Joe Schafer sealed up the win for the 'Cats with his sixth singles victory of the season. He dropped his first set, 6-4, but charged back for 6-2 and 6-3 wins in the next two for the fourth team point.
Schafer helped the Wildcats earn the doubles point with a hard-fought 9-8 triumph, teaming with Ethan Kallick at No. 1. Robert Lightbourn and Nicky Kunz won the other match, 8-2, at No. 3 to give them a 4-2 record.
Kunz ran his singles mark to 6-3 with a two-set win over Roberto Vieira at No. 1, 7-5, 6-1.
Chris Mark and Connor Evins tallied the Wildcats final two points with a pair of singles wins. Mark cruised to a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 4, while Evins split his first two sets with Jackson Tresnan, before taking home an 11-9 super tie-breaker win at No 5.
The Wildcats hit the road for a pair of SoCon matches against The Citadel (March 8) and College of Charleston (March 10). Both matches start at 1 p.m.
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