MOBILE, Ala. – The Spring Hill College men's tennis team swept conference foe Fort Valley State, 7-0, during the SIAC Round-Up II at the Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center on Saturday.
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For the 11
th-consecutive time, Spring Hill (14-5, 11-0 SIAC) swept Fort Valley State (4-4, 4-4 SIAC). In total, the Badgers have swept the Wildcats in 14 of the 16 all-time meetings between the programs.
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SHC gave up no more than a single point in any game during the match. It started with a sweep of doubles play, with
Paul-Philipp Kern,
Tom Gutermann,
Charles Wallace and
Hugo Blasco Granell not yielding a single point to their opponents.
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The momentum continued into singles play, where all six Badgers took dominating victories in each of their games. With the conference win, Spring Hill remained perfect (11-0) so far this season in SIAC play.
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Match Details
Date: March 24
Time: 1 p.m.
Venue(Location): Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center (Mobile, Ala.)
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Results
Spring Hill 7, Fort Valley State 0
Records: Spring Hill (14-5, 11-0 SIAC), Fort Valley State (4-4, 4-4 SIAC)
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Doubles:
1. Paul-Phillip Kern/
Tom Gutermann (SHC) def. Johnathan Allen / Devin Joseph (FVSU) 6-0
2.
Charles Wallace/
Hugo Blasco Granell (SHC) def. Stacy Sims / Johnathan Allen (FVSU) 6-0
3.
Jack Robinson/
Matthew Pirie def. Khalil Moss/Macky (FVSU) 6-1
Order of finish: 1,2,3
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Singles:
1. Phillip Bosman (SHC) def. Stacy Sims (FVSU) 6-1, 6-0
2.
Tom Gutermann (SHC) def. Khalil Moss (FVSU) 6-0, 6-1
3.
Paul-Philipp Kern (SHC) def. Johnathan Allen (FVSU) 6-1, 6-1
4.
Charles Wallace (SHC) def. Johnathan Allen (FVSU) 6-1, 6-0
5.
Noah Eberhard (SHC) def. Macky (FVSU) 6-0, 6-1
6.
Hugo Blasco Granell (SHC) def. Williams White (FVSU) 6-0, 6-1
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Match Notes
- The Badgers remain undefeated (16-0) in the all-time series against Fort Valley State
- Spring Hill has not given up a single point to the Wildcats since 2017.
- Blasco Granell, Bosman, Eberhard, Gutermann, Kern and Wallace are all undefeated in conference singles.
- Wallace and Blasco Granell moved to 3-0 in SIAC doubles play.
- Robinson remains unbeaten (3-0) in doubles play overall this season.
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Up Next
SHC will finish its weekend hosting the Round-Up II with a match against in-state conference foe Tuskegee on Sunday at 9 a.m.
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