Box Score NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The Norwich University men's tennis team locked up another non-conference victory over an in-state foe, sweeping Vermont State University Lyndon, 9-0, on Tuesday evening in Shapiro Fieldhouse.
The Cadets spurred the romp with three-straight victories in doubles, kicked off in No. 1 by
Terrance Bayly-Henshaw (Scottsville, N.Y.) and
Assumpta Nandawula's (Bakersfield, Calif.) 8-3 win.Â
Matthias Tchantouridze (Montpelier, Vt.) and
Sean Horgan ripped off an 8-0 sweep in No. 2 doubles, while
Sophia Sevi (Montpelier, Vt.) and
Ethan Teluk (Manlius, N.Y.) captured an 8-3 victory in No. 3 doubles to close the opening affair.
Singles competition featured a slew of competitive bouts, with Bayly-Henshaw, Tchantouridze, Horgan, Teluk, and
Noah Sham (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) sweeping all five of their bouts. The afternoon was highlighted by a key super tiebreaker match-up between Nandawula and David Gratton, as Gratton took a 4-6 opening win before Nandawula forced the tiebreaker on a 6-0 sweep. Nandawula completed the perfect afternoon for the Cadets with a 10-5 victory in the super tiebreaker.
MATCHES:
SINGLES:
- First-year Terrance Bayly-Henshaw (Scottsville, N.Y.)
- 6-3, 6-2 against Jeffrey Blais
- Senior Assumpta Nandawula (Bakersfield, Calif.)
- 4-6, 6-0, 10-5 against David Gratton
- Senior Matthias Tchantouridze (Montpelier, Vt.)
- 6-1, 6-2 against Steven Wutzl
- First-year Sean Horgan
- 6-0, 6-3 against James Salvas
- Sophomore Ethan Teluk (Manlius, N.Y.)
- 6-4, 6-2 against Patrick Osborne
- First-year Noah Sham (Pembroke Pines, Fla.)
- 6-3, 6-3 against Gilbert Flores
DOUBLES:
The Cadets will now kick off the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) season on Saturday, Mar. 30, traveling to Eastern Nazarene College for a 1:00 p.m. clash.
