Men's Tennis Earns Two Doubles Wins Against Webster
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Despite taking a 2-1 advantage into singles play, the Fontbonne University men’s tennis team dropped a tough 7-2 contest against Webster on Tuesday.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Despite taking a 2-1 advantage into singles play, the Fontbonne University men's tennis team dropped a tough 7-2 contest against Webster on Tuesday.
Score: Webster 7, Fontbonne 2
Location: Dwight Davis Tennis Center
Records: Webster 10-3, Fontbonne 0-5
How It Happened
In doubles action, the Griffins won at No. 2 doubles with Anh Nguyen and Jaxon Ziemann coming away with an 8-6 win over Justin Kohler and Harsh Jaswal.
At No. 3, the Griffins picked up another 8-4 win thanks to the team of Brandon Baumgartner and Hayden Thompson.
In singles play, Sebastian Culton battled throughout the match, but Muren fended off Culton for the 6-4, 6-4 win. The Gorloks went to win all six singles matches to come away with the 7-2 victory.
Doubles Results
- Parker Schaefer/Riley Muren (WU) def. Sebastian Culton/Zach Stevens (FBU), 8-6
- Anh Nguyen/Jaxon Ziemann (FBU) def. Justin Kohler/Harsh Jaswal (WU), 8-6
- Brandon Baumgartner/Hayden Thompson (FBU) def. Sean Raglin/Courtland Butler (WU), 8-4
Singles Results
- Riley Muren (WU) def. Sebastian Culton (FBU), 6-4, 6-4
- Austin Nation (WU) def. Zach Stevens (FBU), 6-0, 6-2
- Charlie McGhee (WU) def. Brandon Baumgartner (FBU), 6-0, 6-0
- Tom Shutzman (WU) def. Anh Nguyen (FBU), 6-2, 6-2
- Tanner Haugen (WU) def. Jaxon Ziemann (FBU), 6-1, 6-0
- Nicolas Andrade (WU) def. Hayden Thompson (FBU), 6-0, 6-0
Up Next
The Griffins return to action this Thursday on the road when they'll pay a visit to Greenville. First-service at 6 p.m.
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