Men's tennis smashes UVA-Wise on Saturday


Kiley Bell,

Reporter


Freshman Joe Dyer returns the tennis ball to his opponent in a recent game.
-Photo by Jason Harville
The men’s tennis team defeated UVA-Wise 6-3 on April 12. Milligan narrowly defeated UVA-Wise, 5-4 on April 2.

Sophomore Adam Deiwert, who plays doubles with senior Joe Westerman said, “Saturday was a good day for the team. Coach Rich Aubrey wanted to win the number two and number three doubles, which were lost a few weeks earlier, and Joe and I did that. We came back from a rather large margin to win.”

They play number three doubles and defeated their opponents 8-6. Number two doubles, narrowly lost 9-7, were played by sophomore Matt Emmert and freshman Joe Dyer.

Aubrey was pleased with the way the team played on April 12. 

“We made some good adjustments in doubles and our solid play continued in singles. Joe Westerman had another good match,” said Aubrey. “He played especially well in singles from maintaining his confidence throughout the match.”

Junior Brock Hughston and sophomore Patrick Mitchell both won their individual singles matches. Hughston won 6-1 and 6-3 and Mitchell won 6-0 and 7-5. They collectively won their doubles match 8-4. 

The next match for the men is on April 17 at King College. 

The AAC tournament follows on April 24 and 25.