LATROBE, Pa. (Apr. 13)- The Saint Vincent men's tennis team defeated Waynesburg 7-2 in a PAC matchup at home on Thursday.
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Saint Vincent (6-5, 3-1 PAC) won two of the three matches against Waynesburg (0-8, 0-5 PAC) in doubles play, while winning five of the six singles matches.
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Evan Ray and
David Lynn secured the first win of the day for the Bearcats winning 8-2 in number two doubles.
Kyle Murray and
Brian Lee put the Bearcats up 2-0 after an 8-2 win in number three doubles to increase the Saint Vincent lead.
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In singles play,
Sam Butler defeated Adam Huckestein of Waynesburg, 6-2, 6-1 to give the Bearcats a 3-1 lead in the match.
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After Waynesburg cut the Bearcats lead to 3-2 with a win in number one singles,
Jack Citrone won a tight match in number three singles. Citrone won 4-6, 6-3, and 10-7 in the tiebreaker to give the Bearcats a 4-2 lead.
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Ray clinched the match in number four doubles with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Keegan Raabe from Waynesburg.
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Lynn also picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win in number five singles and Murray won 6-1, 6-3 in number six singles to give the Bearcats the 7-2 win.
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The Bearcats return to action on Saturday, April 15 with a trip to Meadville to take on Allegheny in a PAC matchup. The match is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. at Allegheny.