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#12 Men's Tennis Shut out Hampden Sydney 9-0; Fall to Wake Forest 6-1

ROCKY MOUNT, NC- The 12th ranked NC Wesleyan College men's tennis team rolled to an easy 9-0 win over Hampden Sydney College on Easter Sunday from the Slick Family Outdoor Courts. 

NCWC 9, HSC 0

The men cruised to a 3-0 lead after the doubles with an 8-0 shutout win by the top team of #3 Jhonny Acosta and freshman Diego Segovia while the senior duo of Max Robinson and Roberto Puig won 8-2. The team of John Falke and JP Vallejo then battled to an 8-5 win at the third line. 

In the singles, Wesleyan weas led by singles wins from Andy Fanzaga and junior Tshepo Mosarwa to clinch the match with 5 points. Fanzaga double bageled his foe 6-0, 6-0 while Mosarwa won 6-1, 6-1. Other singles wins included Matan Amitay at the six spot, 6-0, 6-2, senior Valentin Aniceto at the five spot 6-0, 6-2, Segovia at the two spot 6-0, 6-1 and finally freshman Luca Knese at the top spot winning 7-5, 6-3.

WFU 5, NCWC 0

Then in the later match on Sunday, the Bishops traveled over to Wake Forest University to battle the 8th ranked Deacons. Wesleyan came away with a doubles win at the three line from Falke and Vallejo 6-2, but ultimately fell 5-0 in the match as doubles count as only one point. WFU won the top two lines 6-2 and 6-3 in doubles to win the best of three.

In singles, Segovia dropped a tough match at the six line, 6-4, 6-3 while Vallejo battled hard but fell 7-5, 6-2 at the two line. WFU then clinched the match with strong wins at the 3 line over Falke and the 5th line over Augusto Roca 6-0, 6-2.

Third ranked nationally Acosta then hung tough in the first set against the top player from Wake Forest but fell 6-4, 4-0 while Puig was trailing 1-6, 2-4 at the stoppage of the match.

Wesleyan now sits with a record of 23-4 on the year while Wake Forest goes to 31-5. The Bishops now head into the final week of the regular season and will wrap up conference play with a match against Greensboro College on Senior Day Wednesday at 3:30 pm.

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Players Mentioned

Jhonny Acosta

Jhonny Acosta

5' 10"
Senior
Matan Amitay

Matan Amitay

6' 0"
Junior
Valentin Aniceto

Valentin Aniceto

5' 8"
Senior
John Falke

John Falke

6' 5"
Sophomore
Andy Fanzaga

Andy Fanzaga

5' 8"
Sophomore
Luca Knese

Luca Knese

5' 11"
Freshman
Tshepo Mosarwa

Tshepo Mosarwa

5' 10"
Junior
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
Matan Amitay

Matan Amitay

6' 0"
Junior
Valentin Aniceto

Valentin Aniceto

5' 8"
Senior
John Falke

John Falke

6' 5"
Sophomore
Andy Fanzaga

Andy Fanzaga

5' 8"
Sophomore
Luca Knese

Luca Knese

5' 11"
Freshman
Tshepo Mosarwa

Tshepo Mosarwa

5' 10"
Junior
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