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Box Score 2 Hilton Head, SC – The Washington College men's tennis team won a pair of matches on Friday as they bested Asbury (5-1) and Millikin (7-2). The Shoremen improve to 5-3 on the season.
Washington College 5, Asbury 1
The match was stopped after the Shoremen clinched their fifth point on the No. 6 singles court, which was won by senior Andrew Province in three sets. Sophomore Karl Hoegstedt and junior Landon Strober provided the other two singles' victories.
The match opened with Washington taking the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles points. Hoegstedt/senior Andrew Smith and Strober/senior Koby Bonta picked up the wins.
How It Happened
The Shoremen got the early lead in doubles for the 2nd match in a row. The duo of Hoegstedt/Smith pulled out a big comeback win at No.1 doubles 8:7(6), while Bonta and Strober won their match 8:6 to put the team ahead 2:1. Freshman Ryohei Kawai and senior Christian Gruyon lost 2:8 at No. 3 doubles.
In singles, the Shoremen carried the momentum over from doubles. Washington won 4-of-5 completed opening sets, before the rain stopped play. After more than 36 hours, the play was resumed. Hoegstedt was the first to finish, winning his match 6:2 6:1. Strober was the next to finish. The clutch 6:2 2:6 10:5 performance put the team one point away from taking the victory. The Shoremen looked to Province who provided the team with a 6:0 3:6 10:1 win and its 5th point. Other matches were left unfinished due to the match already being clinched.
Quotes from Coach Herman:
"Beating a good team like Asbury was a big step for us in the right direction. Our doubles came through in a big way to put us up and we had a lot of the singles matches in good positions before the rain. Our team showed a lot of resiliency and toughness by coming back and starting off strong. We were able to finish the job with some clutch tennis."
Men vs Asbury 5:1 (Played to a decision)
Hoegstedt/Smith def. Ingles/Teixeira 8:7 (8:6)
Strober/Bonta def. Cavero/Hartkopf 8:6
def. Kawai/Gruyon Sparks/Lewis 2:8
Hoegstedt def. 6:2 6:1
Strober def. 6:2 2:6 10:5
Kawai 5:7 5:0 (undecided)
Bonta 5:5 (undecided)
Burns 6:4 3:3 (undecided)
Province def. 6:0 3:6 10:1
Washington College 7, Millikin 2
The Shoremen opened the match by winning all three doubles matches. Hoegstedt/Smith, Strober/Bonta, and Kawai Gruyon
Bonta, freshman Brady Burns, freshman Aaradith Ravichandran, and freshman Johannes Ludwigstorff picked up straight-set victories in singles competition.
Quotes from Coach Herman:
"Today we were able to build off our doubles performance from the previous few matches and played well enough in singles to win."
"Sunday we play Christopher Newport so we are looking forward to that match. We have been playing some good tennis lately."
Washington College 7, Millikin 2
3/18/2022 at Hilton Head Island, SC (Hilton Head High School)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Maack, Clayton (MILLIKIN) def. Ryohei Kawai (WC) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 2. Koby Bonta (WC) def. Wolf, Theodor (MILLIKIN) 6-4, 6-4 |
| 3. Brady Burns (WC) def. Owens, Holden (MILLIKIN) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 4. Phillips, Cole (MILLIKIN) def. Christian Gruyon (WC) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 5. A. Ravichandran (WC) def. Erickson, Cory (MILLIKIN) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 6. J. Ludwigstorff (WC) def. Naylor, Reiss (MILLIKIN) 6-3, 6-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Washington College 4-3 |
| Millikin 9-4 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,1,2,4,5,6) |
