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Lynchburg Men's Tennis Beats Emory & Henry, 6-2, Sunday In ODAC Action

Brandon McGuire goes for a backhand.
-photo courtesy of Joe Matthews

BRISTOL, Tenn. - The University of Lynchburg Men's Tennis Team (6-6, 3-3 ODAC) earned a 6-2 win over Emory & Henry College (6-4, 1-4 ODAC) on Sunday afternoon in Old Dominion Athletic Conference action. Due to the weather ranging from cold and windy to intermittent sleet on the E&H campus, the match was moved to indoor courts at Bristol Racquet & Fitness Club.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Lynchburg 6, Emory & Henry 2
LOCATION - Bristol, Tennessee
VENUE - Bristol Racquet & Fitness Club
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (6-4, 1-4 ODAC); Lynchburg (6-6, 3-3 ODAC)

How It Happened
Freshman Brandon McGuire (Christiansburg, Va.) and senior Andrew McClung (Roanoke, Va.) won, 8-7, at the third doubles flight earning the point in a tiebreak (7-3). McGuire gave the Wasps a victory in singles play with a 6-1, 6-1 decision at No. 1.

The Results

  Singles   Emory & Henry   Lynchburg
  Result
               
  No. 1   Brandon McGuire   Bryce Barber   E&H - 6-1, 6-1
  No. 2   Archer Marlow   Colton Mullins   LYN - 6-3, 6-1
  No. 3   Dalton Shipley   Daniel Christian   LYN - 6-3, 6-1
  No. 4   Grayson McCarty   Nick Savino   LYN - 6-4, 6-1
  No. 5   Cooper Garrett   Chris Broadwell   LYN - 6-3, 6-2
  No. 6   Andrew McClung   Vincent Oliver   unfinished
               
  Doubles            
               
  No. 1   McCarty/Shipley   Barber/Brad Carson   LYN - 8-7 (7-4)
  No. 2   Marlow/Garrett   Mullins/Christian   LYN - 8-4
  No. 3   McClung/McGuire   Broadwell/Savino   E&H - 8-7 (7-3)
               
      Final Score   Lynchburg   6
          Emory & Henry   2
               

Up Next
Emory & Henry will host Shenandoah University on Saturday, April 6 at 1:00 p.m.

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