LYNCHBURG, Va. – Guilford College scored its third straight men’s tennis win Sunday with a 9-0 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) victory at Lynchburg College.
Rookie Turner Votipka moved up a flight from second to first singles for the second time this spring and scored a 6-0, 6-2 win over Matt Karvelas. Votipka teamed with Blake Brown for an 8-2 win at second doubles. Brown also picked up a win at sixth singles.
Guilford’s Ben Nelson did not allow a point in either of his two matches. He blanked Lynchburg’s Christian Golden, 6-0, 6-0, and teamed with Mark Cheong for an 8-0 third-doubles triumph over Casey Vines and Hyun Suk Lee.
The Quakers (7-5, 4-1 ODAC) visit Averett University Friday (3/23) at 2:00 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Guilford vs Lynchburg
Mar 18, 2012 at Lynchburg, VA
LC Courts
Guilford – 9
Lynchburg – 0
Singles competition
1. Turner Votipka (GC) def. Matt Karvelas (LC) 6-2, 6-0
2. Clayton Hamilton (GC) def. Derek Kegerreis (LC) 6-1, 6-1
3. Colin Rapp (GC) def. Cody Crampton (LC) 6-2, 6-0
4. Mark Cheong (GC) def. Owen Landon (LC) 6-3, 6-4
5. Ben Nelson (GC) def. Christian Golden (LC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Blake Brown (GC) def. Casey Vines (LC) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Clayton Hamilton/Colin Rapp (GC) def. Derek Kegerreis/Cody Crampton (LC) 8-6
2. Turner Votipka/Blake Brown (GC) def. Matt Karvelas/Owen Landon (LC) 8-2
3. Ben Nelson/Mark Cheong (GC) def. Casey Vines/Hyun Suk Lee (LC) 8-0
Match Notes:
Guilford 7-5, 4-1 ODAC
Lynchburg 2-6, 0-3 ODAC
Old Dominion Athletic Conference match
T-4:00
A-28