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Men's Tennis Earns ODAC Win Over Emory & Henry

The Basics
Score:
Roanoke 7 | Emory & Henry 2
Records: Roanoke 2-7, 1-2 ODAC | Emory & Henry 2-8, 0-2 ODAC
Location: Emory, Va.

The Lead: Roanoke won a pair of doubles matches and five singles matches en route to its 7-2 ODAC win at Emory & Henry.

How it Happened:

  • Holden Branham and Jose Alvarado kicked off the day with a 8-3 win over Luke Funkhouser and Dalton Shipley.
  • Matt Friedlander and Jack Doriss won the final doubles match with a 9-8 (8-6) victory over Cooper Garrett and James Watson-Dare.
  • Alvarado took a 7-5, 6-1 win over Funkhouser in No. 2 followed by a Chris Teeple 6-1, 6-1 win over Shipley at No. 3.
  • Bill Goins kept the momentum going with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Grayson McCarty and Neel Shah defeated James Watson-Dare 6-1, 6-2 
  • Friedlander rounded out the singles with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Liam Davidson.
  • The Emory & Henry duo of John Dalton Ferguson and McArty (8-4) recorded the only doubles win of the day for the Wasps while Ferguson won 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 1.


Up Next:
Roanoke returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts Washington and Lee at 3 p.m. on Elizabeth Campus.

Roanoke 7, Emory & Henry 2
Mar 25, 2017 at Emory, Va. 

Singles competition
1. John Dalton Ferguson (E&HM) def. Holden Branham (RC) 6-4, 6-4
2. Jose Alvarado (RC) def. Luke Funkhouser (E&HM) 7-5, 6-1
3. Chris Teeple (RC) def. Dalton Shipley (E&HM) 6-1, 6-1
4. Bill Goins (RC) def. Grayson McCarty (E&HM) 6-3, 6-1
5. Neel Shah (RC) def. James Watson-Dare (E&HM) 6-1, 6-3
6. Matt Friedlander (RC) def. Liam Davidson (E&HM) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Holden Branham/Jose Alvarado (RC) def. Luke Funkhouser/Dalton Shipley (E&HM) 8-3
2. John Dalton Ferguson/Grayson McCarty (E&HM) def. Chris Teeple/Neel Shah (RC) 8-3
3. Jack Doriss/Matt Friedlander (RC) def. Cooper Garrett/James Watson-Dare (E&HM) 9-8 (10-6)
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Players Mentioned

Jose Alvarado

Jose Alvarado

5' 9"
Junior
Holden Branham

Holden Branham

5' 8"
Senior
Jack Doriss

Jack Doriss

Freshman
Matt Friedlander

Matt Friedlander

Sophomore
Bill Goins

Bill Goins

6' 3"
Sophomore
Neel Shah

Neel Shah

5' 7"
Sophomore
Chris Teeple

Chris Teeple

Senior

Players Mentioned

Jose Alvarado

Jose Alvarado

5' 9"
Junior
Holden Branham

Holden Branham

5' 8"
Senior
Jack Doriss

Jack Doriss

Freshman
Matt Friedlander

Matt Friedlander

Sophomore
Bill Goins

Bill Goins

6' 3"
Sophomore
Neel Shah

Neel Shah

5' 7"
Sophomore
Chris Teeple

Chris Teeple

Senior