College Men’s Tennis Final – Guilford 5, Hampden-Sydney 4

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. – Rookie Jon Anthony-Thomas pulled out a 6-2, 7-5, win over Hampden-Sydney College’s Clark Cummings at fourth singles to clinch Guilford College’s 5-4 Old Dominion Athletic Conference win Saturday.

The Quakers (6-3, 4-1 ODAC) captured two of three doubles points in their fourth straight win. Guilford’s Chasen Chacon and Graham Pearson took down Cummings and Harrison Stone, 8-4, at second doubles. The Quakers’ Levi Bruff and Aaron Smedley knocked off Grayson Burns and Levy Young by the same score at third doubles.

Bruff took ill and was replaced at fifth singles by Mason Church, who fell to Young, 6-2, 6-2, one of three Tigers’ singles wins. Guilford’s Pearson moved into the singles’ lineup for the first time in two weeks and picked up a key 6-2, 6-0 win over the Tigers’ Andrew Loving.

Hampden-Sydney twins Matthew Moody and Michael Moody earned straight-set first- and second-singles wins. Guilford’s Smedley shut out Trent Singleton at third singles, 6-0, 6-0, setting up the decisive fourth-singles’ contest where Thomas prevailed.

Coach Dave McCain’s Quakers host 33rd-ranked Washington and Lee University Sunday (3/26) at 1:00 p.m. in an ODAC match on the McMichael Centennial Class Courts.

Tennis Match Results
Guilford vs Hampden-Sydney
Mar 25, 2017 at Hampden-Sydney, VA
(H-SC Tennis Courts)
Guilford 5, Hampden-Sydney 4

Singles competition
1. Matthew Moody (HSC) def. Tate Godwin (GC) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Michael Moody (HSC) def. Mesa Martorell (GC) 6-4, 6-1
3. Aaron Smedley (GC) def. Trent Singleton (HSC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Jon-Anthony Thomas (GC) def. Clark Cummings (HSC) 6-2, 7-5
5. Levy Young (HSC) def. Mason Church (GC) 6-2, 6-2
6. Graham Pearson (GC) def. Andrew Loving (HSC) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Matthew Moody/Michael Moody (HSC) def. Tate Godwin/Mesa Martorell (GC) 8-5
2. Chasen Chacon/Graham Pearson (GC) def. Clark Cummings/Harrison Stone (HSC) 8-4
3. Levi Bruff/Aaron Smedley (GC) def. Grayson Burns/Levy Young (HSC) 8-4

Match Notes:
Guilford 6-3, 4-1 ODAC
Hampden-Sydney 6-3, 2-2 ODAC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (,3,5,6,2,1,4)
Old Dominion Athletic Conference match
T-3:15
A-75