Men's Tennis | 4/1/2018 5:51:00 PM

    WISE, Va. – The West Liberty University men's tennis team opened its Mountain East Conference schedule with a 6-3 win against UVa-Wise here Saturday at the Jim and Betty Humphrey's Tennis Complex.
    Coach Sam McCullough's Hilltoppers (5-4, 1-0) grabbed the early momentum with a 2-1 edge in the doubles matches before taking four of six singles decisions to lock up the win.
    Luke Flanagan and Vincent Huynh continued their strong doubles play with an 8-4 win at the No. 2 spot while Hayden Blazer and Zach Kirkwood coasted to an 8-2 victory in the No. 3 slot.
    Camilo Moncayo and Nick Liddy picked up straight-set wins for the Black and Gold at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, while Blazer and Flanagan didn't lose a game in sweeping their No. 5 and 6 singles matches at love.
    A busy week continues Monday for the Hilltoppers as they return home to host Shepherd in a 3 p.m. match at the Edgar Martin Tennis Complex.
  Camilo Moncayo (WLU) d. Andrir Rutnytskyi 6-3, 7-5
Nick Liddy (WLU) d. Viktor Tunnikov 6-2, 6-1
Chris Armistead (UVW) d. Vincent Huynh 6-4, 6-3
Ethan Herron (UVW) d. Matt Lynch 6-2, 6-2
Hayden Blazer (WLU) d. Colleton Burke 6-0, 6-0
Luke Flanagan (WLU) d. John Hamilton 6-0, 6-0 Rutnytskyi/Herron (UVW) d. Moncayo/Liddy, 8-3
Flanagan/Huynh (WLU) d. Tunnikov/Armistead, 8-4
Blazer/Kirkwood (WLU) d. Burke/Hamilton, 8-2