BLACKSBURG/FERRUM, VA – Christopher Newport's men's tennis squad won a pair of matches on the road Sunday afternoon.
The Captains opened the day by defeating the Atlantic-South's 16th-ranked squad, Roanoke, 8-1, at Virginia Tech's Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
In doubles action, No. 3 Eddie Glidewell and John Mook (CNU) defeated Hart Callahan and Kyle Allen 8-5 at No.1; John Braig and Dusty Nelson (CNU) defeated Sam Sherrill and Sam Jordan 8-3; and Ricky Connor and Kevin Repper (CNU) defeated Drew Rogers and Alex Lyons 8-6 at No.3.
In singles play, Mook (CNU) defeated Callahan 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; No.12 Glidewell (CNU) defeated Allen 6-2, 6-0 at No.2; Sherrill defeated Connor 6-4, 6-1; Nelson (CNU) defeated Rogers 6-1, 6-4 at No.4; Braig (CNU) defeated Jordan 6-2, 6-4 and Repper (CNU) won 8-3 over Pete Dewitt at No.6.
The Captains then made the trip to Ferrum, where they swept the Panthers, 9-0.
In doubles, Mook and Repper (CNU) defeated Brandon Brown and John Hartin 8-1; Glidewell and Nelson (CNU) defeated Kenny Kadar and Allen Robertson 8-1 at No.2; and Braig and Connor (CNU) defeated Alex Bradley and Chris Brown 8-0.
In singles play, Mook (CNU) defeated Brandon Brown 6-0, 6-2 at No.1; Glidewell (CNU) defeated Kadar 6-0, 6-0; Nelson (CNU) defeated Bob Dill 6-0, 6-2 at No.3; Connor (CNU) defeated John Hartin 6-0, 6-0; Braig (CNU) defeated Matt Mellone 6-0, 6-0 at No.5; and Repper (CNU) capped it off with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Lee Hartin.
Roanoke is now 10-6 on the year. Ferrum falls to 2-9 overall and 2-2 in the USA South. With the two wins, the Captains improve to 12-3 on the year and 3-0 in conference action.
Christopher Newport returns to the courts Wednesday when they head to Shenandoah with start time set for 1 pm.
Roanoke Box Score
Ferrum Box Score
