College Men’s Tennis Final – Barton 9, Guilford 0

WILSON, N.C. –Barton College did not drop a set in a 9-0 men’s tennis win over visiting Guilford College Thursday.

The NCAA Division II Bulldogs (6-1) improved to 18-3 in dual-match doubles play by winning all three doubles contests. Rafael Ruiz and Jake McCartney claimed an 8-4 win over Guilford’s Turner Votipka and Erik Meiler in the first-doubles flight.

Ruiz led the hosts’ sweep of all six singles contests with a 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Votipka in the number-one flight. McCartney downed Meiler, 6-2, 6-0. The Bulldogs’ Max Leppert defeated Guilford’s Trevor Cox at third-singles, 6-3, 6-1.

Guilford continues its streak of four matches In four days Friday (2/28) when it hosts Roanoke College in a 3:00 p.m. Old Dominion Athletic Conference match at McMichael Centennial Class Courts.

Tennis Match Results
Guilford vs Barton
Feb 27, 2014 at Wilson, N.C.
(Barton Tennis Complex)

Barton 9, Guilford 0

Singles competition
1. Rafael Ruiz (BARTON) def. Turner Votipka (GC) 6-2, 6-2
2. Jake McCartney (BARTON) def. Erik Meiler (GC) 6-2, 6-0
3. Max Leppert (BARTON) def. Trevor Cox (GC) 6-3, 6-1
4. Nick Genest (BARTON) def. Aaron Smedley (GC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Daniel Radu (BARTON) def. Levi Bruff (GC) 6-0, 6-1
6. Jorge Pradilla (BARTON) def. Blake Brown (GC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Rafael Ruiz/Jake McCartney (BARTON) def. Turner Votipka/Erik Meiler (GC) 8-4
2. Max Leppert/Jorge Pradilla (BARTON) def. Trevor Cox/Aaron Smedley (GC) 8-1
3. Nick Genest/Yaxi Pintado (BARTON) def. Mason Church/Levi Bruff (GC) 8-2