Men's Tennis Falls Against Greenville

GREENVILLE, Ill.— After picking up its first win on the year, the Fontbonne University men's tennis team ran into a tough Greenville Panthers opponent that's won 11-straight after the 9-0 win over the Griffins.

Score: Greenville 9, Fontbonne 0

Location: Greenville, Ill.

Records: Greenville 11-1, Fontbonne 1-6

How It Happened

In doubles play, the Panthers dropped just one game to sweep each match and own a 3-0 lead. In singles action, the Griffins kept battling, though the Panthers were able to come away with a win in each of the singles matches for the victory.

Doubles Results

1. Zach Plocher/Daniel Pieplow (GU) def. Sebastian Culton/Zach Stevens (FBU), 8-1
2. Tyler Blume/Justin Tilford (GU) def. Anh Nguyen/Jaxon Ziemann (FBU), 8-0
3. Matthew Rodriguez/Austin Burkhart (GU) def. Brandon Baumgartner/Hayden Thompson (FBU), 8-0

Singles Results

1. Daniel Pieplow (GU) def. Sebastian Culton (FBU), 6-2, 6-0
2. Zach Plocher (GU) def. Zach Stevens (FBU), 6-0, 6-0
3. Justin Tilford (GU) def. Brandon Baumgartner (FBU), 6-0, 6-1
4. Austin Burkhart (GU) def. Anh Nguyen (FBU), 6-0, 6-0
5. Tyler Blume (GU) def. Jaxon Ziemann (FBU), 6-0, 6-2
6. Matthew Rodriguez (GU) def. Hayden Thompson (FBU), 6-0, 6-0

Up Next

• The Griffins are back in action tomorrow on the road for an exhibition contest against Kaskaskia CC. First-service at 6:30 p.m.

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