SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College men's tennis team earned a pair of sweeps on Saturday at the Reeves Tennis Center. The Terriers downed Emmanuel 4-0 in the first match and added a 4-0 win over Converse in the second match.
"We played two good teams today," said head coach
Rod Ray. "I'm proud of the resilience we showed. There were many instances where we played lights out when it mattered. I'm impressed with the players' effort today."
To open the day, the Terriers duo of
Daniel Clivio and
Jack Burdell had a 6-2 win at the #3 doubles position.
Robbie Young and
Jack Deveney added a 6-2 win at the #1 position to clinch the doubles point. The #2 doubles match was unfinished with
Hugo Rask and
Ian Rasheed leading 5-2.
Singles started with the Terriers earning a 6-1, 6-3 win at the #5 position by
Jack Burdell.
Daniel Clivio then had a 6-3, 6-3 win at the #4 position.
Robbie Young won the first set 7-6 (7-5) and then won the second set 6-1 to clinch the match for the Terriers. The remaining three matches were unfinished.
Jack Deveney was up 3-6, 6-3, 5-0 at the #2 position.
Ian Rasheed was tied at 3-6, 6-3, 2-2 at the #3 position. At the #6 position,
Hugo Rask was leading 4-2.
In the second match, Robbie Young and
Jack Deveney started with a 6-2 win at the #1 position.
Jack Burdell and
Daniel Clivio had a 6-4 win at the #3 position to clinch the doubles point. The #2 doubles match was unfinished with
Hugo Rask and
Ian Rasheed leading 5-4.
Robbie Young gave Wofford an early lead in doubles with a 6-1, 6-0 win at the #1 position. At #2 singles,
Jack Deveney won 6-2, 6-2. A 6-0, 6-4 victory by
Daniel Clivio at the #3 position clinched the match for the Terriers.
Ian Rasheed at #4 singles and
Jack Burdell at #5 singles each won the first set before the second sets were unfinished.
Hugo Rask's match at #6 singles was not started.
Wofford improves to 3-3 on the season. Emmanuel is now 3-3 overall, while the match was an exhibition for Converse. The Terriers will be back home on Tuesday, Feb. 11, against Gardner-Webb at 1:30 p.m.
Match One vs. Emmanuel
Doubles Results
1.
Robbie Young/
Jack Deveney (WOF) def. Murilo Gracio/James Girdler (EMM) 6-2
2.
Hugo Rask/
Ian Rasheed (WOF) vs. Alejandro Gomez/Henrique Castro (EMM) 5-2, unfinished
3.
Daniel Clivio/
Jack Burdell (WOF) def. Matheus Pimenta/Aleksander Simovski (EMM) 6-2
Singles Results
1.
Robbie Young (WOF) def. Murilo Gracio (EMM) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
2.
Jack Deveney (WOF) vs. James Girdler (EMM) 3-6, 6-3, 5-0, unfinished
3.
Ian Rasheed (WOF) vs. Henrique Castro (EMM) 4-6, 6-2, 2-2, unfinished
4.
Daniel Clivio (WOF) def. Aleksander Simovski (EMM) 6-3, 6-3
5.
Jack Burdell (WOF) def. Alejandro Gomez (EMM) 6-1, 6-3
6.
Hugo Rask (WOF) vs. Matheus Pimenta (EMM) 4-2, unfinished
Match Two vs. Converse
Doubles Results
1.
Robbie Young/
Jack Deveney (WOF) def. Stanley Waters/Takuma Furumaki (CONV) 6-2
2.
Hugo Rask/
Ian Rasheed (WOF) vs. Ben Hyde-Smith/Manuel Roncero (CONV) 5-4, unfinished
3.
Jack Burdell/
Daniel Clivio (WOF) def. Lucas Walker/Marty Letessier (CON) 6-4
Singles Results
1.
Robbie Young (WOF) def. Takuma Furumaki (CONV) 6-1, 6-0
2.
Jack Deveney (WOF) def. Manuel Roncero (CONV) 6-2, 6-2
3.
Daniel Clivio (WOF) def. Marty Letessier (CONV) 6-0, 6-4
4.
Ian Rasheed (WOF) vs. Lucas Walker (CONV) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
5.
Jack Burdell (WOF) vs. Stanley Waters (CONV) 6-4, 4-5, unfinished
6.
Hugo Rask (WOF) vs. Ben Hyde-Smith (CONV) unfinished