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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gary Holden, Sports Info. Director
(540) 365-4306
March 24, 2004
Men's Tennis Defeats Lynchburg 5-2
- Panthers Improve to 12-2, Run Win Streak to
Eight
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- Ferrum, Va. -- The Ferrum College men's
tennis team defeated Lynchburg College 5-2 at home this afternoon,
setting a new school record in the process.
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- The win was Ferrum's
eighth straight victory, surpassing the previous record of seven
straight, set during the 2003 season. The record
is for NCAA Division III years only, from 1986 through the
present. As a junior college, Ferrum's winning streak record
was an unprecedented 77 matches during the 1970s.
Complete
Box Score
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- Sophomores
Paul Matthews (Glen
Allen, Va./JR Tucker) and
Matt Brantley
(Norlina, N.C./Warren County) teamed for a win at #2 doubles, then
won at #3 and #4 singles, respectively.
Sophomore Erich Trier
(Middleburg, Va./Loudoun Valley) and freshman
Wilson Paine
(Maryville, Va./Maryville) won at #3 doubles, then won at #5 and
#6 singles, respectively.
Ferrum improves to 12-2 this season, while the Hornets fall to 1-3.
Coach Gary Holden's team
returns to
action Saturday, March 27, with a non-conference match at Maryville
College at 2 p.m. The Panthers then play at non-conference
opponent Emory & Henry College on Sunday, March 28, at 1:30 p.m.
For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports
Information Office at (540) 365-4306.
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