MANNEPALLI EARNS TWO WINS IN 5-2 LOSS AT GARDNER-WEBB

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BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Radford concluded the road portion of its 2016 Big South schedule with a 5-2 loss to Gardner-Webb, Friday afternoon at the Webb Tennis Courts.

The Highlanders started the match off hot, earning the doubles point as the teams of Jose Moreno Manzano/Michiel Meekers and Nikhil Mannepalli/Samuel Taylor earn 7-6 victories.

Mannepalli gave Radford its other point on the day with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 win over Benjamin Kaszas in No. 4 singles.

With the win, Mannepalli improves to 5-9 on the season and 3-5 in Big South play.

The Highlanders wrap up Big South play tomorrow against UNC Asheville in a neutral site match at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center in Blacksburg, Va. The action is scheduled for a 12:30 p.m. start.

Gardner-Webb (5) def. Radford (2)
Webb Tennis Courts (Boiling Spring, N.C.)
Friday, April 8, 2016

Doubles Competition
1. Maximilian Scholl / Nikita Zverkov (GWU) def. Alexandros Caldwell / Janken Thoen (RAD), 6-0
2. Nikhil Mannepalli / Samuel Taylor (RAD) def. Jonathan Walker / Paul Hogan (GWU), 7-6
3. Jose Moreno Manzano / Michiel Meekers (RAD) def. Adam Schmidt / Yaroslav Prostakov (GWU), 7-6

Singles Competition
1. Maximilian Scholl (GWU) def. Janken Thoen (RAD), 6-0, 6-2
2. Nikita Zverkov (GWU) def. Samuel Taylor (RAD), 6-1, 6-7, 6-3
3. Yaroslav Prostakov (GWU) def. Alexandros Caldwell (RAD), 5-7, 6-3, 7-6
4. Nikhil Mannepalli (RAD) def. Benjamin Kaszas (GWU), 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
5. Adam Schmidt (GWU) def. Michiel Meekers (RAD), 6-3, 6-4
6. Jonathan Walker (GWU) def. Jose Moreno Manzano (RAD), 4-6, 6-1, 6-3

Match Notes
Radford (2-14, 1-6 BSC)
Gardner-Webb (10-11, 4-4 BSC)

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Players Mentioned

Nikhil Mannepalli: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Michiel Meekers: 6' 4"; Sophomore

Jose Moreno Manzano: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Samuel Taylor: 5' 10"; Redshirt Junior

Janken Thoen: 6' 1"; Junior

Alexandros Caldwell: 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nikhil Mannepalli
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Michiel Meekers
: 6' 4"; Sophomore

Jose Moreno Manzano
: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Samuel Taylor
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Junior

Janken Thoen
: 6' 1"; Junior

Alexandros Caldwell
: 6' 0"; Freshman