GREENSBORO, N.C. – Guilford College’s men’s tennis team defeated Shenandoah University, 9-0, Saturday in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) match. The contest was played at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center.
Guilford’s Turner Votipka teamed with Erik Meiler for an 8-3 first-doubles win over Shenandoah’s Steven Baker and Jesse Ewing at first doubles. Votipka downed Baker at first singles, 6-0, 6-0. Meiler also won twice, stopping Matt Hwang, 6-3, 6-4.
The Quakers’ Levi Bruff contributed a pair of dominant wins at the lower flights. He and Mesa Martorell stopped Hwang and Will Leach, 8-0, at third doubles. Bruff took home a 6-1, 6-1, sixth-singles win over Kelly Sykes.
Coach Dave McCain’s Quakers (3-3, 2-1 ODAC) host Bridgewater College Sunday (3/15) at noon in another ODAC match.
Shenandoah fall to 3-4, 0-4 in the ODAC.
Tennis Match Results
Shenandoah vs Guilford
Mar 14, 2015 at Greensboro, NC
(Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center)
Guilford 9, Shenandoah 0
Singles competition
1. Turner Votipka (GC) def. Steven Baker (SUM) 6-0, 6-1
2. Trevor Cox (GC) def. Jesse Ewing (SUM) 6-3, 6-4
3. Erik Meiler (GC) def. Matt Hwang (SUM) 6-3, 6-3
4. Aaron Smedley (GC) def. Will Leach (SUM) 6-0, 6-0
5. Mason Church (GC) def. Zach O’Neal (SUM) 6-0, 6-3
6. Levi Bruff (GC) def. Kelly Sykes (SUM) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Erik Meiler/Turner Votipka (GC) def. Steven Baker/Jesse Ewing (SUM) 8-3
2. Trevor Cox/Aaron Smedley (GC) def. Zach O’Neal/Kelly Sykes (SUM) 8-3
3. Levi Bruff/Mesa Martorell (GC) def. Matt Hwang/Will Leach (SUM) 8-0
Match Notes:
Shenandoah 3-4, 0-4 ODAC
Guilford 3-3, 2-1 ODAC
Old Dominion Athletic Conference match
T-4:00
A-25