REDLANDS, Calif. – The University of Redlands Men's Tennis team swept No. 25 Haverford College 7-0 Thursday evening inside the Verdieck Tennis Center, improving to 3-4 on the season.
The Bulldogs took a commanding lead after doubles. All three teams won within thirty minutes, easily securing the doubles point for the Maroon and Grey. A new pairing of
Marlon Abarca (San Diego, CA) and
Tyler Pyle (Lake Oswego, OR) competed at No. 1 finishing first with a 6-3 victory. Then at No. 2
Sam Parsons (Leamington Spa, England) and
Cooper Whittington (Lake Oswego, OR) efficiently did business with a 6-2 win, confirming the doubles point for Redlands. Last off the court was
Jack Hinkle (Bountiful, UT) and
Mateen Ghafarshad (Claremont, CA) at No. 3 who picked up the sweep with a 6-4 win.
Moving into singles, the Bulldogs continued with the momentum. Hinkle played at No. 3 and was the first match off. He was able to bounce back after an opening set loss to level the match before taking the tiebreaker, 6-7,6-3,1-0.
Gustavo Marcanth (Redondo Beach, CA) was put in at the top-spot for the first time this season and made quick work of his opponent 6-4,6-1, extending the U of R lead to 3-0.
All eyes were on court two, as Abarca was cruising. His match-point came on his opponent missing wide followed by his teammates erupting with "clinch" before storming his court cheering. Abarca clinched the match for the Bulldogs 4-0, with three singles match still going.
Whittington at No. 6 followed with a consistent win of 6-2, 6-2. Ghafarshad at No. 5 won the first set and pulled out a win in the second set tie break 6-3, 7-6 moving the score to 5-0. The last match on was at No. 4 with
William Pullin (Peachtree City, GA). Pullin came back after having dropped the first set in a tie break, winning the second set and third set tie breaker 6-7,6-2,1-0. After he hit a winner, the Bulldogs again erupted in cheers screaming "sweep, sweep."
Redlands will travel to No. 16 Pomona Pitzer this weekend, Saturday, March 14 beginning at 11:00am.
