DANVILLE, Va. – Averett University men's tennis defeated the University of Lynchburg, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Averett Tennis Courts.
Identical to the women's team, Averett (3-4, 3-0 ODAC) went up and down the doubles lineups with near ease to claim the first point.
Alex Rudy and
Lucas Fiandra faced adversity in their match at No. 1, but pulled away with the 7-6 (3) win.
In singles,
Florian Bert put the Cougars up 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Alexandre Gaboardi. Ricards Spaks got Lynchburg (5-2, 1-1 ODAC) a point back at the top spot, before
Rafael Jodas recorded a dominant 6-0, 6-3 win versus Sebastian Sierra to put Averett up 3-1.
Roger Pamies Petit locked up the dual with a 6-1, 6-0 triumph against Alvaro Quiroga Amaya.
Averett next contests its US-29 rivalry match, hosting ODAC foe Guilford College on Wednesday, March 18 at 3 p.m. at the Averett Tennis Courts.
