FERRUM, Va. -- The Bluefield College men's and women's tennis teams swept a Wednesday doubleheader at Ferrum College, winning by margins of 8-1 and 9-0 on the Panthers' Senior Day.
The men's squad opened with a trio of doubles wins.
Carlton Tugman and
Lochlan Kitchen led the way in the No. 1 match, defeating the Panthers' top pair, 8-3. BC's lead went to 3-0 after wins in the No. 2 and No. 3 matches, as
Markel Aramberri and
Borja Jimenez claimed an 8-5 win in the second contest and
Chas Stonestreet and
James Gunn won in the No. 3 position, 8-4.
The Ram wins kept coming in singles play, as the hosts were only able to capture one singles victory, coming in the No. 3 matchup in a tiebreaker.
Kitchen and Jimenez each had commanding victories, only surrendering one game to their opponent.
DOUBLES
1. Tugman/Kitchen (BC) def. Moncure/Napier (FC), 8-3
2. Aramberri/Jimenez (BC) def. Freese/Lee (FC), 8-5
3. Stonestreet/Gunn (BC) def. Khuorn/Minter (FC), 8-4
SINGLES
2. Lachlan Kitchen (BC) def. Taylor Napier (FC), 6-0, 6-1
3. Danny Khuorn (FC) def. Carleton Tugman (BC), 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
6.
James Gunn (BC) def. William Sharp (FC), 8-0
Ferrum: 2-10
Bluefield: 5-9
In the women's contest, BC shut out the hosts with a 9-0 win to grab their second win in their last three matches.
Casey Germain helped hold the hosts scoreless with a three-set win in the No. 1 singles match. After dropping the opening set 6-4, Germain rolled through the second with a 6-1 win. In the 10-point tiebreaker, the senior came out on top, 10-8.
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DOUBLES
1. Germain/Havens (BC) def. Harbeck/Schultz (FC), 8-5
2. Queen/Morgan (BC) def. Belcher/Nicely (FC), 8-2
3. Doyle/Pattison (BC) win by forfeit
SINGLES
1.
Casey Germain (BC) def. Rebecca Harbeck (FC), 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8)
5. Tori Doyle (BC) def. Ali Miller (FC), 8-4
6. Pip Pattison (BC) win by forfeit
Ferrum: 1-14
Bluefield: 3-9
