FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Averett University men's tennis knocked off Methodist University 7-2 on conference road action Saturday to help the Cougars clinch the No. 2 seed in the USA South Conference East Division.
Averett (12-4, 6-1 USA South) will face West Division No. 3 seed LaGrange College in the USA South Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday in Rome, Georgia.
Saturday's win helped the Cougars solidify the No. 2 seed, which helped them avoid a three-way tie for second place. Averett did it on dominating fashion against a strong team from Methodist (10-9, 4-3 USA South).
Averett picked up two wins in doubles play as the duo of senior
Stan Martherus and freshman
Jay Trip won their No. 2 doubles match 8-7 (7-4) and senior
Jorge Figueroa and freshman
Shori Nishizoe picked up an 8-1 win at No. 3 doubles.
Up 2-1, the Cougars then finished strong by winning five of six singles matches. Martherus, sophomore
Rufus Nurminen, Trip, Nishizoe and freshman
Martinho Goncalves all win in straight sets with Methodist only winning at No. 1 singles.
