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.
For the 11th-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.
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.
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.
Match Details
Date: March 24
Time: 1 p.m.
Venue(Location): Copeland-Cox (Mobile) Tennis Center (Mobile, Ala.)
Results
Spring Hill 7, Fort Valley State 0
Records: Spring Hill (14-5, 11-0 SIAC), Fort Valley State (4-4, 4-4 SIAC)
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
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
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.
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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