SEWANEE, Tenn. – The Sewanee tennis teams hosted Berry College on Tuesday afternoon and the Sewanee men picked up a 6-3 win, while the Sewanee women fell 8-1. After the match, men’s coach John Shackelford said that “without Jay Hill -- who had gone on a field trip -- we weren’t sure how it would go. After taking a 2-1 lead in doubles, Andrew Jolley picked up an early win at #6 singles and as Jolley goes, so go the Tigers.”
For the Sewanee men,
Philip Kuntz (Atlanta, Ga., Dunwoody) and
Levi Joy (Weatherford, Tex., Brock) picked up a doubles win at #2 and
MItchell Henry (Wellesley, Mass., Wellesley) and
Will Holloway (Augusta, Ga., Lakeside) picked up a doubles win at #3. In the singles matches, Kuntz, Holloway, Joy and
Andrew Jolley (Morristown, Tenn., Morristown West) picked up wins for the three point win.
Jenny Liles (Little Rock, Ark., Mount St. Mary) and
Michelle Flume (San Antonio, Tex., St. Mary's Hall) highlighted the Sewanee women’s effort with an 8-2 win at #1 doubles.
The Sewanee men are now 9-10 and will play Covenant in Chattanooga on Wednesday. The Sewanee women are 9-9 and will also play Covenant Wednesday.
MEN:
Sewanee 6, Berry 3
Peterlini/Mician (Berry) def. Arnold/Lioce 8-3
Kuntz/Joy (Sew) def. Surls/Echols 8-3
Henry/Holloway (Sew) def. Saporsky/Weeks 8-3
Marcelo Peterlini (Berry) def. Daniel Arnold 6-2, 7-5
Daniel Mician (Berry) def. Anthony Lioce 6-4, 6-4
Phil Kuntz (Sew) def. Jonathan Surls 7-6, 6-1
Will Holloway (Sew) def. Mark Saporsky 6-4, 6-4
Levi Joy (Sew) def. Elliott Echols 6-0, 6-0
Andrew Jolley (Sew) def. Steven Weeks 6-2, 6-3
WOMEN:
Berry 8, Sewanee 1
Liles/Flume (Sew) def. Herz/Kendall Ruffner 8-2
Lebrao/Tomai (Berry) def. Wood/Catherall 8-4
Kirsten Ruffner/Tinell (Berry) def. Szyperski/Wilburn 8-0
Stephanie Herz (Berry) def. Jenny Liles 6-0, 6-0
Marina Lebrao (Berry) def. Michelle Flume 6-1, 6-4
Kendall Ruffner (Berry) def. Julia Wood 6-2, 6-1
Barbara Tomai (Berry) def. Lindsay Wilburn 6-0, 6-0
Kirsten Ruffner (Berry) def. Derry Roberson 6-0, 6-1
Jenn Tinell (Berry) def. Kathleen Catherall 6-2, 6-1