EMORY, Va. - The Emory & Henry College Men's Tennis Team (3-2) got its spring season underway on Saturday with a victory over former Old Dominion Athletic Conference rival Guilford College (0-1). The Wasps swept the Quakers for the 7-0 victory.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Emory & Henry 7, Guilford 0
LOCATION - Emory, Virginia
VENUE - Richardson Tennis Courts
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (3-2, 0-0 SAC); Guilford (0-1)

How It Happened
- E&H won the doubles portion of the match to jump in front 1-0. Freshman Kartik Parhar (Ludhiana, INDIA) and sophomore Juan Alvarez (Metepec, MEXICO) combined for the 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles while sophomore Branson Smith (Fletcher, N.C.) and freshman James Smith (Brentwood, Tenn.) were victorious at No. 3 doubles by a 6-1 scoreline.
- Branson Smith was once again victorious, this time at No. 1 singles 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-3), while Parhar dispatched his opponent at No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-1. Alvarez took No. 3 singles 6-3, 6-3 and freshman Diego Alvarez (Bogotá, COLOMBIA) won his match at No. 4 singles 6-1, 6-4. James Smith won No. 5 singles 7-5, 6-4 and fifth-year Brandon McGuire (Christiansburg, Va.) completed the sweep with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles.

The Results

Singles Competition
1. Branson Smith (E&H) def. Andres Mercedes (GC) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-3)
2. Kartik Parhar (E&H) def. Drake Schreiber (GC) 6-1, 6-1
3. Juan Alvarez (E&H) def. Tye Sasser (GC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Diego Alvarez (E&H) def. Evan Wong (GC) 6-1, 6-4
5. James Smith (E&H) def. Rylan Tuten (GC) 7-5, 6-4
6. Brandon McGuire (E&H) def. Emmanuel Oye (GC) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles Competition
1. Juan Alvarez/Kartik Parhar (E&H) def. Andres Mercedes/Tye Sasser (GC) 6-3
2. Rishi Halukurike/Drake Schreiber (GC) def. Brandon McGuire/Diego Alvarez (E&H) 7-6
3. Branson Smith/James Smith (E&H) def. Rylan Tuten/Evan Wong (GC) 6-1

Up Next
- Emory & Henry hits the road for its first South Atlantic Conference match in program history at Anderson (S.C.) University on Sunday. First serve is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. 

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