Men’s tennis (1-6) broke its string of six consecutive defeats with a win over St. Bonaventure (1-4) Saturday afternoon.
Wins in all six singles matches and two of the three doubles contests solidified a dominant 7-0 victory for the Bulls.
Doubles action saw freshmen Cheng Tang and Yu-Shiang Huang sweep the Bonnies with a 6-0 victory, while sophomore Finn Macnamara and junior Greg Hastings bagged a 6-3 victory to secure the doubles point.
Singles play had each of the Bulls land a win. Senior Simon Wibler secured a 6-2, 6-0 win in first singles, followed by Tang picking up a 6-3, 7-5 victory for second singles.
Macnamara kept up the stride with a straight sets 6-1, 6-2 victory, as freshman Daniils Snaiders won 6-4, 6-0 at the fourth.
Huang and Hastings ended on a high with back-to-back wins: 6-2, 4-6, 10-2 and 6-2, 6-4 wins, respectively.
Men’s tennis will hope to keep up its momentum Saturday at 2 p.m. against the Cleveland State Vikings (0-7).
Sophie McNally is an assistant sports editor and can be reached at sophie.mcnally@ubspectrum.com
Sophie McNally is an assistant sports editor at The Spectrum. She is a history major studying abroad for a year from Newcastle University in the UK. In her spare time, she can be found blasting The 1975 or Taylor Swift and rowing on a random river at 5 a.m.
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