ELON, N.C. -- A day after suffering a disappointing loss to its league rival, Radford responded with a convincing 6-1 victory at Elon in men's tennis action Saturday afternoon.
Trailing 1-0 after the doubles portion, the Highlanders (5-3) swept the singles competition, including a pair of three-set wins.
In addition to remaining undefeated in singles this spring, freshman
Nick Sayer (Hong Kong, Hong Kong / Cams Hill School) teamed with
Paul Boslet (Hudson, Ohio / Hudson) to record Radford's lone doubles win.
The Highlanders also got singles victories from No. 67
Ivan Salec (Oroslavje, Croatia / Oroslavje Secondary School),
Igor Ogrizek (Daruvar, Croatia / Birotechnika Grammar School),
Thomas Dehaen (Zwevegem, Belgium / Middenjury),
Stijn Meulemans (Belgium / KA2 sportschool Hasselt) and Boslet.
Radford will enjoy a three-day break before beginning their Spring Break at South Alabama Tuesday.
Radford 6, Elon 1
March 5, 2011 at Elon, N.C.
Singles competition
1. SALEC, Ivan (RAD) def. Phillip Nemec (ELON) 6-4, 6-4
2. SAYER, Nicholas (RAD) def. Cameron Silverman (ELON) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6)
3. OGRIZEK, Igor (RAD) def. Eric Turner (ELON) 6-4, 6-4
4. MEULEMANS, Stijn (RAD) def. Chase Helpingstine (ELON) 6-0, 6-3
5. DEHAEN, Thomas (RAD) def. Alberto Rojas (ELON) 5-7, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (10-5)
6. BOSLET, Paul (RAD) def. Thomas Darling (ELON) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. #40 Phillip Nemec/Chase Helpingstine (ELON) def. SALEC, Ivan/DEHAEN, Thomas (RAD) 8-3
2. Alberto Rojas/Cameron Silverman (ELON) def. OGRIZEK, Igor/MEULEMANS, Stijn (RAD) 8-6
3. SAYER, Nicholas/BOSLET, Paul (RAD) def. Thomas Darling/Eric Turner (ELON) 8-4
Match Notes:
Radford 5-3
Elon 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,4,1,3,2,5)