WASHINGTON, Pa. – The regionally-ranked West Liberty University men's tennis team won four of the six singles matches here Monday in pulling away to a 5-2 victory against Salem (W.Va.) in a non-conference make-up match at Washington Park.
Coach Ron Hulewicz's Hilltoppers (12-7) used wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to claim the doubles point and carry a 1-0 lead into singles play.
Moritz Erpel,
Anton Schulz, Isfan Makhmudov and
Nevio Dux carded straight-set wins to finish off the Tigers (4-13) as the Black and Gold brought down the curtain on their regular season slate.
The Hilltoppers, ranked No. 6 in the latest NCAA Division II Atlantic Region rankings, have clinched the No. 2 seed in this weekend's Mountain East Conference Tournament.
MEN'S TENNIS
West Liberty 5, Salem (W.Va.) 2
Doubles
Dux/Schulz (WLU) d. Noya/Lazar, 7-6(5)
Guillen/Paipa (SU) d. Erpel/Gerndt, 6-3
Makhmudov/Zerpa (WLU) d. Ducoing/Cama, 6-2
Singles
Erpel (WLU) d. Paipa, 6-3 6-3
Schulz (WLU) d. Noya, 6-4 7-6(4)
Makhmudov (WLU) d. Lazar, 6-0 6-3
Dux (WLU) d. Guillen, 6-2 6-3
Cama (SU) d. Jones, 7-6(5) 6-2
Ducoing (SU) d. Roehner, 0-6 6-0 7-5
