Thursday, March 11
Boiling Springs, N.C.
1:00 PM
Gardner-Webb University
6
vs
1
Longwood
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Gardner-Webb Rolls to 2-0 Start to Conference Play
March 11, 2021 | Men's Tennis
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Gardner-Webb dominated in a 6-1 victory against Longwood on Thursday to improve to 2-0 in conference play. This win extended the team's home match conference win streak to eight straight.
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"Today, we wanted to exhibit self-control, but also be intense, and I thought we did that," said Head Coach Mike Griffith. "We did well in doubles, and that set the stage going into the singles."
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The #2 pair of Stefano Puga and Breno Plentz won in impressive fashion 6-1, setting up Chrisjan Van Wyk and Victor Putter, to clinch the doubles point for the Runnin' Bulldogs in the #1 match. The #1 duo improved to 5-0 on the season with today's 6-3 decision. Closing doubles matches were John Spring and Sebastian Harris as they defeated the Lancers' Andrew Ilett and Gullermo Cagigas 6-4 in the #3 flight.
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"We knew Longwood would make a stand, and they did win a couple of first sets in the singles, but I was so proud of the way the guys stayed focused," said Griffith.
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The first singles match to conclude was the #3 flight. Plentz won the matchup 6-2, 6-2 for his first conference singles victory of the season. Spring's match at #6 finished soon after 6-4, 6-1 for another victory on the season for him. Longwood secured their lone point of the day off Guilherme Sergio's narrow win at #2 over Van Wyk 7-6(4), 6-2.
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Gardner-Webb clinched the match when Putter won in the #1 flight 6-3, 7-5. Harris won in the #5 position 6-2, 6-4 which furthered the team's overall lead. The day ended with Connor Enslin prevailing after a first set fall 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
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After the match, Griffith said, "It was nice to get another conference win, and now we move on to Saturday. Nice to get back on the road."
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The Runnin' Bulldogs will take their undefeated conference record on the road to Clinton, S.C. to face Presbyterian (3-1) on Saturday.
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"Today, we wanted to exhibit self-control, but also be intense, and I thought we did that," said Head Coach Mike Griffith. "We did well in doubles, and that set the stage going into the singles."
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The #2 pair of Stefano Puga and Breno Plentz won in impressive fashion 6-1, setting up Chrisjan Van Wyk and Victor Putter, to clinch the doubles point for the Runnin' Bulldogs in the #1 match. The #1 duo improved to 5-0 on the season with today's 6-3 decision. Closing doubles matches were John Spring and Sebastian Harris as they defeated the Lancers' Andrew Ilett and Gullermo Cagigas 6-4 in the #3 flight.
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"We knew Longwood would make a stand, and they did win a couple of first sets in the singles, but I was so proud of the way the guys stayed focused," said Griffith.
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The first singles match to conclude was the #3 flight. Plentz won the matchup 6-2, 6-2 for his first conference singles victory of the season. Spring's match at #6 finished soon after 6-4, 6-1 for another victory on the season for him. Longwood secured their lone point of the day off Guilherme Sergio's narrow win at #2 over Van Wyk 7-6(4), 6-2.
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Gardner-Webb clinched the match when Putter won in the #1 flight 6-3, 7-5. Harris won in the #5 position 6-2, 6-4 which furthered the team's overall lead. The day ended with Connor Enslin prevailing after a first set fall 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
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After the match, Griffith said, "It was nice to get another conference win, and now we move on to Saturday. Nice to get back on the road."
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The Runnin' Bulldogs will take their undefeated conference record on the road to Clinton, S.C. to face Presbyterian (3-1) on Saturday.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
35
67
#2 Singles Match
12
76
62
#3 Singles Match
12
22
66
#4 Singles Match
123
634
366
#5 Singles Match
12
24
66
#6 Singles Match
12
41
66
Order of Finish:
3,6,2,1,5,4
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