SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. Va. - The Bloomsburg University men's tennis team swept Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opponent, Shepherd University, 7-0, Friday afternoon for its fourth-straight win. With the win, the Huskies improved to 4-2 on the year and in conference play while the Rams dropped to 0-6 for the season and 0-4 in PSAC action.
Seniors
Nagid Walle (Willemstad, Curacao/Saint Andrew's (Fla.)) and
Robin Luetzig (Hadamar, Germany/Furst Johann Ludwig Schule) opened the match with a dominant 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles while junior
Oliver Wiesemann (Jena, Germany/Deutsche Schule Málaga (Spain)) and sophomore
Scott Redmond (Paget, Bermuda/Warwick Academy) followed suit with a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles. Sophomore
Victor Martinez (Barcelona, Spain/Padre Damian Sagrados Corazones) and senior
Raul Rodriguez (Naples, Fla./Marco Island Academy) clinched the doubles point for BU with a 7-5 win at No. 3 doubles.
"There were super windy conditions today, forcing players to change up their strategy and figure out what was going to work," remarked head coach
Rebecca Helt following the match. "It was great to see the depth on both teams get the chance to step up and compete."
Luetzig was the first off of the court in singles action as he won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 singles. He was followed closesly by Wiesemann who closed out No. 2 singles with a 6-2, 6-3 win.
Walle clinched the win for Bloomsburg as he downed his opponent 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 singles.
Martinez defeated his No. 4 singles opponent in straight-sets, 6-0, 6-2, and Redmond won easily at No. 5 singles, 6-0, 6-0. Rodriguez closed out the match with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles.
The Huskies return home on Monday, April 19 to take a short break from PSAC action when they host Jefferson University for a 2:00 pm match at Burt Reese Tennis Center.
DOUBLES
1.
Nagid Walle (Willemstad, Curacao/Saint Andrew's (Fla.)) /
Robin Luetzig (Hadamar, Germany/Furst Johann Ludwig Schule) (BU) defeated Evan Dokken / Kaleb Lochner (SU) - 6-1
2.
Oliver Wiesemann (Jena, Germany/Deutsche Schule Málaga (Spain)) /
Scott Redmond (Paget, Bermuda/Warwick Academy) (BU) defeated Joseph Michael / Austin Cramer (SU) - 6-2
3.
Raul Rodriguez (Naples, Fla./Marco Island Academy) /
Victor Martinez (Barcelona, Spain/Padre Damian Sagrados Corazones) (BU) defeated Mason Palmer / Ryan Cox (SU) – 7-5
SINGLES
1.
Nagid Walle (Willemstad, Curacao/Saint Andrew's (Fla.)) (BU) defeated Evan Dokken (SU) - 6-3, 6-3
2.
Oliver Wiesemann (Jena, Germany/Deutsche Schule Málaga (Spain)) (BU) defeated Joseph Michael (SU) - 6-2, 6-3
3.
Robin Luetzig (Hadamar, Germany/Furst Johann Ludwig Schule) (BU) defeated Kaleb Lochner (SU) – 6-3, 6-3
4.
Victor Martinez (Barcelona, Spain/Padre Damian Sagrados Corazones) (BU) defeated Austin Cramer (SU) - 6-0. 6-2
5.
Scott Redmond (Paget, Bermuda/Warwick Academy) (BU) defeated Mason Palmer (SU) – 6-0, 6-0
6.
Raul Rodriguez (Naples, Fla./Marco Island Academy) (BU) defeated Ryan Cox (SU) – 6-1, 6-0
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