GREENSBORO, N.C. – Mesa Martorell won in singles and doubles to help Guilford College’s men’s tennis team to an 8-1 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) victory over visiting Emory & Henry College on a windy Saturday afternoon.
The Quakers (3-6, 3-2 ODAC) captured their third straight victory. Emory & Henry falls to 1-8 (0-4 ODAC).
Martorell teamed with Levi Bruff for a convincing 8-0 third-doubles win over the Wasps’ James Watson-Dare and James Carter. Martorell needed three sets to dispose of Emory & Henry’s Kamil Aliev, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 and collect his second win of the day.
With a league match at Washington and Lee University Sunday, the Quakers rested some of their regulars and saw the reserves make big contributions. John Brvenik, Guilford’s usual sixth-singles player, moved up to fourth and claimed a 6-0, 6-0 win over Andrew McClung. Mark Wasiliewski (5th singles) and Ben Levin (6th singles) made their varsity dual match debuts Saturday and turned in 6-0, 6-0 victories.
Emory & Henry’s lone point came a first singles where John Dalton Ferguson defeated Guilford’s Erik Meiler, 6-0, 6-4.
Coach Dave McCain’s Quakers visit Washington and Lee Sunday at 12 noon.
Tennis Match Results
Emory & Henry vs Guilford
Apr 02, 2016 at Greensboro, NC
(McMichael Centennial Class Courts)
Guilford 8, Emory & Henry 1
Singles competition
1. John Dalton Ferguson (E&HM) def. Erik Meiler (GC) 6-0, 6-4
2. Mesa Martorell (GC) def. Kamil Aliev (E&HM) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. Mason Church (GC) def. Luke Funkhouser (E&HM) 6-2, 6-0
4. John Brvenik (GC) def. Andrew McClung (E&HM) 6-0, 6-0
5. Mark Wasilewski (GC) def. James Watson-Dare (E&HM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Ben Levin (GC) def. Jared Carter (E&HM) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Erik Meiler/Aaron Smedley (GC) def. Luke Funkhouser/John Dalton Ferguson (E&HM) 8-5
2. Chasen Chacon/Graham Pearson (GC) def. Kamil Aliev/Andrew McClung (E&HM) 8-0
3. Levi Bruff/Mesa Martorell (GC) def. James Watson-Dare/Jared Carter (E&HM) 8-0
Match Notes:
Emory & Henry 1-8, 0-4 ODAC
Guilford 3-6, 3-2 ODAC
Old Dominion Athletic Conference match
T-3:30 A-50