Men’s Tennis Final – Averett 7, Guilford 2

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Averett University won for the seventh time in eight matches with a 7-2 road triumph at Guilford College Thursday. Bruno Faidutti had a pair of big wins for the Cougars (10-2), winning 6-0, 6-0 over Guilford’s Mark Cheong at fifth singles and teaming with Xavier Ruiz for an 8-1 win at third doubles.

Guilford’s Tyler Mercier accounted for the Quakers’ points. He downed Kirlii Orlov at first singles, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, and teamed with Clayton Hamilton for an 8-2 first doubles win over Orlov and Ilya Egorov.

Guilford (6-7) entertains Lynchburg College Saturday (4/9) in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference match.