Men's Tennis | 2/21/2021 7:57:00 PM
LEXINGTON, Ohio – The West Liberty University men's tennis team opened its season here Sunday afternoon with a 6-1 non-conference loss to Ashland University at the Lakewood Racquet Club.
Coach Ron Hulewicz' Hilltoppers found themselves in an early hole as the host Eagles (2-1) swept the three doubles matches by scores of 6-2, 6-3 and 6-0 to claim the doubles point.
The Black and Gold pushed two of the singles matches to three sets but
Zarion Jones was the only West Liberty player to pull out a win, pulling out a 10-8 victory in the tiebreaker after splitting the first two sets with Ashland's Tche Kun Teng at No. 5 singles.
Gianluca Gerndt took a tough three-set loss at No. 3 singles after pulling out a tiebreaker win in the second set to keep the match alive.
Derek Roehner also put up a strong fight at No. 4 singles, falling by scores of 7-6 (6) and 7-5.
The Hilltoppers won't be back in action until March 5 when they host West Virginia State in a Mountain East Conference match at the Edgar Martin Tennis Complex.
MEN'S TENNIS
Ashland 6, West Liberty 1
Singles
Stuart Brdicka (AU) d.
Anton Schulz (WLU), 6-2 6-2
Priyank Soni (AU) d.
Daisuke Aota (WLU), 7-6 (1) 6-3
Jordan Phelps (AU) d.
Gianluca Gerndt (WLU), 6-3 6-7 (6) 6-3
Jacob Hoffman (AU) d.
Derek Roehner (WLU), 7-6 (6) 7-5
Zarion Jones (WLU) d. Tche Kun Teng (AU), 5-7 6-3 7-6 (8)
Omar Prince (AU) d.
Nick Millner (WLU), 6-0 6-0
Doubles
Brdicka/Soni (AU) d. Schulz/Roehner (WLU), 6-2
Phelps/Teng (AU) d. Aota/Gerndt (WLU), 6-3
Hoffman/Prince (AU) d. Jones/Millner (WLU), 6-0
