Emory & Henry Men's Tennis Earns 7-0 Senior Day Win Over Johnson & Wales

E&H men's tennis team poses as a group.

EMORY, Va. - The Emory & Henry College Men's Tennis Team (12-6) picked up a 7-0 win against Johnson & Wales (N.C.) University on Sunday afternoon. It was also Senior Day for the Wasps, who honored Archer Marlow (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) and Tyler Wills (Rochelle, Va.) prior to the start of the match.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Emory & Henry 7, Johnson & Wales (N.C.) 0
LOCATION - Emory, Virginia
VENUE - Richardson Tennis Courts
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (12-6); Johnson & Wales (N.C.) (0-10)

How It Happened
E&H started the match with a 1-0 lead as the Wildcats did not fill the No. 6 singles spot.  The Wasps won the doubles point as Marlow and freshman Alvaro Garcia (Madrid, SPAIN) picked up a 6-2 victory at No. 1 and Brandon McGuire (Christiansburg, Va.) and Wills took a 6-1 win at No. 2.

In singles action, freshman Juan Alvarez (Metepec, MEXICO) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 while freshman Corey Garrity (Spartanburg, S.C.) claimed a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 4. Wills dropped just one game at the fifth flight - 6-0, 6-1. McGuire added a 6-1, 6-3 victory at the premier pairing while Marlow won - 6-0, 6-3 - at No. 2.

The Results

Singles Competition
1. Brandon McGuire (E&H) def. Samuel Wilder (JWU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Archer Marlow (E&H) def. Jonathan Millwood (JWU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Juan Alvarez (E&H) def. James Hagedoorn (JWU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Corey Garrity (E&H) def. Devonte Hill (JWU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Tyler Wills (E&H) def. Abdullah Harper (JWU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Alvaro Garcia (E&H) def. No player (JWU), by default

Doubles Competition
1. Archer Marlow/Alvaro Garcia (E&H) def. Jonathan Millwood/Samuel Wilder (JWU) 6-2
2. Brandon McGuire/Tyler Wills (E&H) def. James Hagedoorn/Devonte Hill (JWU) 6-1

Up Next
Emory & Henry's final match of the year will be againt Midway University. The contest was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 9 but was postponed because of the weather. A makeup date has not yet been set.

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