Spartanburg, S.C. - On Monday afternoon the Wofford Men’s Tennis team captured its second victory of the season over the visiting Brevard College Tornados 7-0 at the Reeves Tennis Center.The victory improved the Terriers record to 2-2 on the season while the Tornados dropped to 0-1 on the season.
The victory marked the fourteenth straight home victory for the Terriers. This record stretches back to February 28, 2008 when Wofford defeated UNC Ashville 7-0. This is the longest home winning streak in men’s tennis history.
Wofford was able to take an early lead in the match by capturing the doubles point. Tinus Van Wyk and Drew Superstein cruised to an 8-1 victory at number three doubles. Paul Bartholomy and Alan Donald clinched the doubles point by taking an 8-4 win at number one doubles. Tinus Van Wyk said “I thought my doubles partner; Drew Superstein did a fantastic job today in doubles. This year has been a lot of fun so far and we are really pushing each other. Everyone is working really hard and showing good energy in practice. We just have to keep working hard and try everyday to get a little better each time we step on the court. Today’s match was helpful in getting us closer to where we want to be”.
In singles action the Terriers won all six matches in straight sets. Paul Bartholomy cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win at number four singles to get things started for Wofford. At number two singles Stuart Robertson won by a score of 6-1, 6-0. Alan Donald provided the match clinching point at number three singles with a 6-2, 6-1 victory. Tinus Van Wyk achieved a 6-1, 6-1 victory at number one singles. At number six singles Michael Schecter won by a score of 6-1, 6-1. To complete the match sweep Drew Superstein won at number five singles by a score of 6-2, 6-2.
Team captain Paul Bartholomy said “Brevard came out and competed hard early in the doubles, but all of our hard work and determination shined through as the match went on. Thing are coming together nicely. As a team, we are definitely better than we were two weeks ago”.
After the match Head Coach Rod Ray said “I thought we showed maturity in our approach to today’s match against a solid Brevard team. Having a few matches under our belt, definitely gave us an advantage, but that being said, I think our guys did a great job of staying focused and executing their plays. We have some great matches in February and we will need to approach each one with the same focus that we had today”.
The Terriers will be back in action on Thursday February 11 at 3:00 pm at the Reeves Tennis center against Costal Carolina.
