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North Carolina Wesleyan University

Men's Tennis

9th Ranked Tennis Dominates Barton and W&L

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - The 9th ranked NC Wesleyan College men's tennis team rolled to three more wins on Saturday at home defeating Washington & Lee 7-2 and dominating Div. II Barton College in two matches.

The Bishops first took on W&L (0-4) in the ISEF Dome on campus as Wesleyan hosted their second match on their indoor courts. Wesleyan used the doubles teams of seniors Jhonny Acosta and JP Vallejo to roll 8-3 at the top line before the third doubles team of senior Roberto Puig and junior Thato Holmes cruised to a 8-2 win. Wesleyan led 2-1 after doubles as the team of senior Max Robinson and sophomore John Falke fell 8-6.

3rd ranked Acosta then rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win at the top singles line while Falke also dominated 6-0, 6-1 to put Wesleyan up 4-1 early. After Vallejo fell at the third line, Wesleyan would go on to clinch the match as Puig won 7-5, 6-4 at the 4th line. NCWC also added singles wins at the 5 and 6 lines as well with freshman Diego Segovia winning 6-2, 6-3 and fellow freshman Luca Knese winning a third set tiebreaker 10-3 for the win.

In the Barton matches, Wesleyan first rolled to an easy 7-2 win before they won the night indoor match with Barton 8-1.

Falke and Robinson led the charge in this one winning 8-6 at the top doubles line against Barton (2-5) before the combo of Puig and Segovia then took it 8-4 at the third line as the Bishops again led 2-1 after doubles. 

During the singles, NCW used wins from Puig (6-4, 6-0) and Segovia (6-3, 7-5) again to lead 4-1 before Falke and Vallejo's three-set bout wins clinched the match for the Bishops. Falke won his match 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 at the top line before Vallejo rallied to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 at the 2 line. Knese also added a 6-4, 6-2 win at the 5th line before junior Augusto Roca squeaked out a three set win in a thrilling 3rd-set tiebreaker 10-8.

The Bishops now improve to 8-1 on the season overall and will next have a few weeks off before heading down to Orlando for four matches during Spring Break from March 8-11.

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Players Mentioned

Jhonny Acosta

Jhonny Acosta

5' 10"
Senior
John Falke

John Falke

6' 5"
Sophomore
Thato Holmes

Thato Holmes

5' 7"
Junior
Luca Knese

Luca Knese

5' 11"
Freshman
Roberto Puig

Roberto Puig

5' 9"
Senior
Max Robinson

Max Robinson

6' 1"
Senior
Augusto Roca

Augusto Roca

5' 9"
Junior
Diego Segovia

Diego Segovia

5' 10"
Freshman
JP Vallejo

JP Vallejo

5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jhonny Acosta

Jhonny Acosta

5' 10"
Senior
John Falke

John Falke

6' 5"
Sophomore
Thato Holmes

Thato Holmes

5' 7"
Junior
Luca Knese

Luca Knese

5' 11"
Freshman
Roberto Puig

Roberto Puig

5' 9"
Senior
Max Robinson

Max Robinson

6' 1"
Senior
Augusto Roca

Augusto Roca

5' 9"
Junior
Diego Segovia

Diego Segovia

5' 10"
Freshman
JP Vallejo

JP Vallejo

5' 10"
Senior