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North Carolina Wesleyan University

Men's Tennis

Bishops Post Impressive 8-1 Victory over #11 Hopkins

Fredericksburg, Va. - The Battling Bishop men's tennis team played its final regular season match on Saturday, taking on #11 Johns Hopkins at the University of Mary Washington. Wesleyan continued its dominance of late with an impressive 8-1 win to move to 16-5 on the season.

The Bishops jumped out to a 3-0 lead after doubles play as duos of Robert Kjellberg/Sebastian Sikh, Fernando Nardelli/Eduardo Ugalde and Fabio Pereira/Andres Gomez all tallied victories. Kjellberg/Sikh won by an 8-4 score at #1, followed by an 8-2 rout at #2 by Nardelli/Ugalde. Pereira/Gomez narrowly escaped with a 9-8 (4) win at #3.

Kjellberg upped his singles record to 16-1 this spring with a 6-3, 6-2 win at the top seed over JHU's Ben Hwang. Sikh dominated his first set at the 2nd-seed before winning by retirement, while Pereria, Nardelli and Gomez were all three-set winners at #3, #4 and #5, respectively.

Hopkins' (14-7) lone point came at the 6th-seed where Erik Lim edged Ugalde in three sets (6-4, 6-7, 10-5).

Wesleyan will now await seeding for the program's seventh straight NCAA Tournament appearance in early May. Stay tuned to www.ncwcsports.com  for information regarding the Bishops' first round opponent and location.

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Players Mentioned

Andres Gomez

Andres Gomez

5' 5"
Freshman
Robert Kjellberg

Robert Kjellberg

5' 9"
Senior
Fernando Nardelli

Fernando Nardelli

5' 7"
Freshman
Fabio Pereira

Fabio Pereira

6' 1"
Freshman
Sebastian Sikh

Sebastian Sikh

6' 4"
Freshman
Eduardo Ugalde

Eduardo Ugalde

6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Andres Gomez

Andres Gomez

5' 5"
Freshman
Robert Kjellberg

Robert Kjellberg

5' 9"
Senior
Fernando Nardelli

Fernando Nardelli

5' 7"
Freshman
Fabio Pereira

Fabio Pereira

6' 1"
Freshman
Sebastian Sikh

Sebastian Sikh

6' 4"
Freshman
Eduardo Ugalde

Eduardo Ugalde

6' 0"
Junior