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Virginia Wesleyan Men's Tennis Handles Emory & Henry, 9-1, Sunday

Zeke Workman stretches to hit a backhand.

SALEM, Va. - The Virginia Wesleyan University Men's Tennis Team (6-5, 6-1 ODAC) earned an 8-1 win in Old Dominion Athletic Conference play over Emory & Henry College (2-5, 2-3 ODAC) Sunday on the campus of Roanoke College.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Virginia Wesleyan 8, Emory & Henry 1
LOCATION - Salem, Virginia
VENUE - Mapp Courts
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (2-5, 2-3 ODAC); Virginia Wesleyan (6-5, 6-1 ODAC)

How It Happened
The Marlins got out to a 3-0 lead through the doubles portion of the match.

In singles play, VWU claimed the top five places on their way to the team victory. Emory & Henry's Zeke Workman (Dalzell, S.C.) picked up the win at No. 6 singles when his opponent retired in the second set. Workman was leading the match - 6-2, 2-0 - when it ended.

The Results

Singles Competition
1. Mitchell Perry (VWUM) def. Brandon McGuire (E&HM) 6-3, 6-1
2. Felix Bevic (VWUM) def. Archer Marlow (E&HM) 6-4, 6-2
3. Henry West (VWUM) def. Sean Given (E&HM) 6-4, 6-0
4. Anthony Wilson (VWUM) def. Bryce Williams (E&HM) 6-0, 6-0
5. Michael Portera (VWUM) def. Henry Quesenberry (E&HM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Zeke Workman (E&HM) def. Connor Cummings (VWUM) 6-2, 2-0, retired

Doubles Competition
1. Mitchell Perry/Felix Bevic (VWUM) def. Sean Given/Archer Marlow (E&HM) 8-1
2. Henry West/Anthony Wilson (VWUM) def. Brandon McGuire/Bryce Williams (E&HM) 8-4
3. Michael Portera/Connor Cummings (VWUM) def. Henry Quesenberry/Zeke Workman (E&HM) 8-2

Up Next
Emory & Henry will be back in action on Wednesday when it hosts Johnson University at 3:00 p.m.

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