EMORY, Va. - The Emory & Henry College Men's Tennis Team (1-0) got the NCAA Division II era started with a 6-1 win over Southwest Virginia-rival University of Virginia's College at Wise (0-2) Saturday morning.

NCAA Division II rules for tennis differ slightly as the three doubles matches count for one point together and the six singles matches each count for a point.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Emory & Henry 6, UVA Wise 1
LOCATION - Emory, Virginia
VENUE - Richardson Tennis Courts
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (1-0); UVA Wise (0-2, 0-0 SAC)

How It Happened
The Wasps grabbed the first two doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead in the contest. Freshman Juan Alvarez (Metepec, MEXICO) teamed up with senior Archer Marlow (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) to claim a 6-3 win at No. 1 while senior Brandon McGuire (Christiansburg, Va.) and freshman Corey Garrity (Spartanburg, S.C.) won 6-3 at the second doubles flight. 

In singles play, McGuire grabbed a 6-4, 7-6 (1) win at the premier pairing while Marlow won, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 2. Alvarez made it two wins on the day with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at the third singles fight as Garrity won, 6-2, 6-0, at the fourth pairing. Freshman Alvaro Garcia (Madrid, SPAIN) dropped just one game in his debut at No. 5, winning 6-1, 6-0.

The Results

 Singles Competition
1. Brandon McGuire (E&H) def. Jake Ferner (WISE) 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)
2. Archer Marlow (E&H) def. Dominic Hoffman (WISE) 6-3, 6-2
3. Juan Alvarez (E&H) def. Coleton Burke (WISE) 6-2, 6-2
4. Corey Garrity (E&H) def. Luke Jarnigan (WISE) 6-2, 6-0
5. Alvaro Garcia (E&H) def. J.R. Kilgore (WISE) 6-1, 6-0
6. Dylan Galenski (WISE) def. Zeke Workman (E&H) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles Competition
1. Juan Alvarez/Archer Marlow (E&H) def. Jake Ferner/Dominic Hoffman (WISE) 6-3
2. Brandon McGuire/Corey Garrity (E&H) def. Coleton Burke/Luke Jarnigan (WISE) 6-3
3. Dylan Galenski/J.R. Kilgore (WISE) def. Zeke Workman/Alvaro Garcia (E&H) 6-2

Up Next
Emory & Henry will be back in action Sunday morning when it hosts Milligan University at 11:00 a.m.

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