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April 9, 2005


Men's Tennis Defeats Greensboro 6-1

FERRUM, VA -- The Ferrum College men's tennis team stopped a four-match losing streak this afternoon at home with a 6-1 USA South Athletic Conference win over visiting Greensboro College.

          Men's Official Box Score
          Women's Official Box Score

The Panthers got a pair of doubles wins at the #1 and #3 spots to take a 1-0 lead into the singles portion of the match.  Juniors Matt Brantley (Norlina, N.C./Warren County) and Paul Matthews (Glen Allen, Va./J.R. Tucker) picked up an 8-2 win at #1 doubles, while juniors David Gartrell (Hamilton, Va./Loudoun Valley) and Thomas James (Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill) won 8-2 at #3 doubles.

Matthews won 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) at #2 singles, and junior Erich Trier (Middleburg, Va./Loudoun Valley) won 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 at #3 singles.  Sophomore Wilson Paine (Maryville, Tenn./Maryville) won 6-1, 6-1 at #4 singles, followed by Gartrell's 6-3, 6-4 win at #5, and James' 6-0, 6-3 win at #6.

Greensboro (1-10, 1-3 USA South) got it's lone singles win from P.G. Grane at #1 singles.  The duo of Mark Dirou and Carlo Gonzalos also won 8-5 at #2 doubles for the Pride.  Ferrum (6-6, 2-3) returns to action Sunday, April 10, with a home match against Shenandoah University.

In the women's match, Greensboro downed Ferrum 9-0.  Ferrum's women will also take on Shenandoah April 10.  The USA South doubleheader will begin at 1 p.m. in Ferrum.
 

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