HARROGATE, Tenn. – The weather may have been cold but the LMU men's tennis team was red hot as they blanked UVa-Wise 9-0 on a sunny Sunday afternoon at the LMU Tennis Complex.
The Cavaliers were playing a man short, so LMU had wins at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles by default.
In doubles play,
Xavier Marti (Tortosa, Spain) and
Joshua Peress defeated Andrii Rutnytskyi/Viktor Tunnikov 8-4 and
Pepe Batalla/
David Segarra blanked Chris Armistead/Josh McFadden 8-0 at No. 2.
At No. 1 singles
Joshua Peress (Montreal, Quebec) defeated Andrii Rutnytskyi 6-3, 6-3, while at No. 2
Pepe Batalla (Barcelona, Spain) won over Viktor Tunnikov 7-5, 6-3 and
David Segarra (Sabadell, Spain) bested Chris Armistead 6-4, 6-1.
Moritz Hoerner (Erlangen, Germany) defeated Wise's Josh McFadden 6-4, 6-1 and
Carlos Zunino (LMU) won over Daniel Laughlin 8-0.
The win moves LMU to 5-2 on the season. They play at Tusculum on Mar. 4.
Tennis Match Results
UVa-Wise vs Lincoln Memorial
Feb 26, 2017 at Harrogate, TN
(LMU Tennis Complex)
Lincoln Memorial 9, UVa-Wise 0
Singles competition
1.
Joshua Peress (LMU) def. Andrii Rutnytskyi (WISE) 6-3, 6-3
2.
Pepe Batalla (LMU) def. Viktor Tunnikov (WISE) 7-5, 6-3
3.
David Segarra (LMU) def. Chris Armistead (WISE) 6-4, 6-1
4.
Moritz Hoerner (LMU) def. Josh McFadden (WISE) 6-4, 6-1
5.
Carlos Zunino (LMU) def. Daniel Laughlin (WISE) 8-0
6.
Jake Tuchmann (LMU) def. No player (WISE), by default
Doubles competition
1.
Xavier Marti/
Joshua Peress (LMU) def. Andrii Rutnytskyi/Viktor Tunnikov (WISE) 8-4
2.
Pepe Batalla/
David Segarra (LMU) def. Chris Armistead/Josh McFadden (WISE) 8-0
3.
Jake Tuchmann/
Carlos Zunino (LMU) def. No player/No player (WISE), by default
Match Notes:
UVa-Wise 3-4
Lincoln Memorial 5-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,1,4,3,2,5)
T-2:45 A-150