SENIOR-LED HIGHLANDERS GET PAYBACK ON PRESBYTERIAN

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RADFORD, Va. – The Radford men's tennis team has only lost one match at the Radford Tennis Complex all season and it came to Presbyterian on Senior Day earlier this month. The two seniors got their revenge in a 4-1 victory over the Blue Hose in the Big South Conference Quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon.

Alexandros Caldwell and Michiel Meekers put Radford on top 1-0 when they clinched the doubles point on court 2. The duo's success would not be over as they each added wins on their singles courts.

With the Highlanders in control, 2-1, Meekers gave Radford a 3-1 lead with a 6-1, 6-3 victory on court 4. Then the other senior and second team all-conference member, Caldwell, sealed the match for Radford with a 7-5 second set victory.

Andres Silva took care of Jonathan Bedard, 6-2 and 6-1, on court 6 in the first singles match to finish. That put Radford ahead 2-0, until Daniel Stenger cut into the lead with a win on court 1.

One match was already in a third set but it didn't matter as Meekers and Caldwell took care of business.

DID YOU KNOW?
Radford will make its first semifinal appearance since 2013 and has a 3-0 all-time series lead over Presbyterian in the Big South Championship.

UP NEXT
The Highlanders will take on No. 1 Gardner-Webb on Friday at 9 a.m., inside the Burrrows-Burleson Tennis Center at Virginia Tech.

SINGLES COMPETITION

1. STENGER, Daniel (PC) def. Yevhen Sirous (RADM) 6-3, 7-5

2. BENSON, Max (PC) vs. Rodrigo Magalhaes (RADM) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0, unfinished

3. Alexandros Caldwell (RADM) def. ALVAREZ, Oscar (PC) 6-3, 7-5

4. Michiel Meekers (RADM) def. CASTILLO-LOPEZ, J. (PC) 6-1, 6-3

5. CONDE, Alberto (PC) vs. PO Lassalle (RADM) 7-6 (7-1), 3-3, unfinished

6. Andres Silva (RADM) def. BEDARD, Jonathan (PC) 6-2, 6-1

Order of finish: (6,4,1,3)

DOUBLES COMPETITION

1. ALVAREZ, Oscar/STENGER, Daniel (PC) vs. Rodrigo Magalhaes/Yevhen Sirous (RADM) 3-5, unfinished

2. Alexandros Caldwell/Michiel Meekers (RADM) def. BENSON, Max/CASTILLO-LOPEZ, J. (PC) 6-4

3. Andres Silva/Matko Varga (RADM) def. CONDE, Alberto/MERCER, Vance (PC) 6-4

Order of finish: ((3,2)

MATCH NOTES

Radford 15-6. 5-3

Presbyterian 11-14, 5-3

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Players Mentioned

Alexandros Caldwell: 6' 1"; Senior

Rodrigo Magalhaes: 5' 10"; Junior

Michiel Meekers: 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior

Matko Varga: 5' 10"; Junior

Andres Silva: Freshman

Yevhen Sirous: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Alexandros Caldwell
: 6' 1"; Senior

Rodrigo Magalhaes
: 5' 10"; Junior

Michiel Meekers
: 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior

Matko Varga
: 5' 10"; Junior

Andres Silva
: Freshman

Yevhen Sirous
: Sophomore