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Home Of The RadFord Highlanders RadFord Highlanders
TomSaporta
Rob Simmons
6
Winner Brigham Young University BYU (10-3)
1
Radford Men's Tennis RAD (0-8)
Winner
Brigham Young University BYU
(10-3)
6
Final
1
Radford Men's Tennis RAD
(0-8)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Saporta Earns Big Victory in Home Match with BYU

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford men's tennis program fell 6-1 to BYU Friday morning but got a big win in singles from Tom Saporta who picked up a power win in straight sets.

In doubles play, the Cougars got the early 1-0 advantage with wins on courts one and two. On court three Evan Edwards and Dominik Wijntjes were up 4-3 before going unfinished.

The freshman Saporta highlighted singles play with his straight sets win on court two. Saporta had to dig deep for the win after a 6-2 first set win. In the second set, Saporta was down 5-6 before he was able to force the tiebreaker. Both he and his opponent traded points until Saporta pulled away for the 6-2, 7-6(5) victory.

The Highlanders have some time off before they return to the courts for conference play. On March 13th, Radford visits in-state rival for a 2 p.m. first serve.

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