Match Results

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Norfolk State men's tennis team succumbed to UNC Wilmington on Saturday afternoon, as the Seahawks defeated the Spartans 6-0 in a matchup at the UNCW Courts.
 
The Seahawks secured points in five of the six singles matches as well as two of the three doubles contests to secure the sweep. Playing with a short-handed lineup, the Spartans had to forfeit matches at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles.
 
UNC Wilmington (3-3) thus had to win just one of the top two doubles matchups. They did so at the No. 1 slot, where Xander Veys and Javier Restrepo defeated sophomore Fatehdeep Singh and freshman Flavian Fernandez by a 6-0 score.
 
Sophomore Antonio Pejic and freshman Benedikt Henning were trailing 4-1 in the matchup at No. 2 doubles to Aviv Ben Shabat and Christiaan Van der Burgh before the contest was called.
 
"UNCW is a very smart, tough team, and they have established themselves as one of the top mid-major programs in the country," said NSU head coach Worth Richardson. "I was very proud of how the guys competed in singles against the Seahawks. We learned a lot and will look to build on this performance as we head to Liberty next weekend."
 
Henning had the strongest day in singles for NSU (0-2), winning the first set over Agustin Savarino by a 7-5 score in their match at the No. 2 spot. Savarino turned around and won the second set by the same 7-5 score and was up 3-0 in the third set before the match was called.
 
UNC Wilmington won by sweeps in the other four contested matchups. That included the No. 5 slot, where Andres Torres had to claw to a 6-4, 7-5 win over Singh. At the top spot in the lineup, Van der Burgh defeated Fernandez, 6-2 and 6-1.
 
Restrepo earned a 6-2, 6-3 win over Pejic at the No. 3 slot, while NSU freshman Dan Dumitrascu fell by a 6-2, 6-2 score at the No. 4 position to Ben Shabat.
 
The Spartans will compete next Saturday at 6 p.m. at Liberty.