HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC—The Bloomsburg University men's tennis team (6-2) battled their way to a 7-2 victory over Missouri Valley. With the win Bloomsburg went a perfect 5-0 on their spring break trip.
The Huskies opened the match by sweeping the doubles matches, taking a 3-0 lead into singles play. From there
Ricky Dove (Port Matilda/State College Area) tallied a 6-2, 6-4 straight set win at first singles.
Tyler Pultro (New Britain/Central Bucks West) was also a straight set winner at the fourth spot, earning a 6-2, 6-2 victory.
Bloomsburg's
Mike DiSanto (Center Valley/Southern Lehigh) and
Evan Carney (West Winfield, NY/Mt. Markham) picked up singles wins at fifth and sixth singles respectively. DiSanto pulled out a tight first set 7-6 (7-5) and followed it up with a 6-3 win in the second.
After winning his first set in a tie breaker 7-6 (7-4), Carney would fall in the second set 3-6. With the match already decided, a super tie-break was played for the third and final set. Carney would go on to win the super-breaker, giving Bloomsburg a 7-2 win.
The Huskies will be back in action on Tuesday, March 20th as they host Wilkes in a 3:30 p.m. match in Bloomsburg, PA.
Doubles
1. Dove/Schroeder (BU) def. Rolle/Moura, 9-7
2. Nuhfer/Wexler (BU) def. NG/Hughes, 9-7
3. Pultro/DiSanto (BU) def. Machado/ Garrett, 8-4
Singles
1.
Ricky Dove (Port Matilda/State College Area) (BU) def. Jason Rolle, 6-2, 6-4
2. Luiz Moura def.
Jeff Nuhfer (Warren/Warren Area) (BU), 6-4, 6-4
3. Wesley NG def.
Mark Schroeder (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) (BU), 4-6, 7-5, 10-8
4.
Tyler Pultro (New Britain/Central Bucks West) (BU) def. Brock Hughes, 6-2, 6-2
5.
Mike DiSanto (Center Valley/Southern Lehigh) (BU) def. Tito Machado, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
6.
Evan Carney (West Winfield, NY/Mt. Markham) (BU) def. Nico Castro, 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 10-8