Holt, a sophomore from Henrico, Va., put together a 7-1 week as the Generals went 3-1 against some of the top teams in the ITA's Atlantic South Region in addition to a win in the ODAC quarterfinals. W&L went up against regionally top-rated Emory University, #10 Sewanee and #11 Oglethorpe, going 2-1 with the lone loss coming against Emory. Holt competed at #2 singles and #1 doubles all week, posting a 3-1 record in singles action with his lone loss to region's fourth-ranked player from Emory (6-4, 6-7, 10-8). Holt won 6-1, 6-4 against OU and followed that with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Sewanee. In the ODAC Tournament against Randolph, he won 6-1, 6-0. In doubles play, Holt and teammate Taylor Shamshiri went 4-0. Rated #5 in the region, the Generals duo defeated the 15th-rated pair from OU, 8-6, and then trounced the #2 team from Emory, 8-3. Holt and Shamshiri added 9-7 and 8-1 wins over Sewanee and Randolph. Holt is now 17-6 overall in singles play and 21-4 in doubles action.
Men's Tennis Honor Roll
Kyle Hartfield, Bridgewater (Fr.
- Marietta, Ga.)
Hartfield went 3-0 between #2 and #1 singles and 0-2 and #3
doubles last week as the Eagles moved on the ODAC Tournament with a
5-4 win over Hampden-Sydney. He posted singles wins at #2
over Roanke (2-6, 6-4, 6-4) and Randolph-Macon (6-2, 6-3), and then
went to #1 singles against H-SC and posted a 0-6, 7-6, 6-3 win.
Turner Votipka, Guilford (Jr. - Nashville, N.C.)
Votipka went 4-0 for the Quakers last week as they
faced Randolph-Macon twice --- losing, 5-4, in the regular season
finale and then winning, 5-4, in the ODAC quarterfinals.
Votipka won twice at #1 singles in 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-0,
6-4. He and teammate Eric Meiler won 8-6 and 8-4 at #1
doubles.
John Adam, Randolph-Macon (So. - Vienna, Va.)
Adam went 5-1 last week, including 3-0 at #4 singles.
He posted singles wins over Guilford (7-6, 4-6, 7-5) and
Bridgewater (4-6, 6-0, 7-5) in the regular season, and then again
over GC (3-6, 6-0, 6-1) in the ODAC quarterfinals. He and
teammate Brantley Stein went 2-1 at #2 doubles with scores of 8-6,
5-8 and 8-4, respectively.
Graham Wilson, Virginia Wesleyan (So. - Newport News,
Va.)
Wilson improved to 14-4 in singles action with a 6-0, 6-4 at #1
singles in VWC's 5-1 against Roanoke in the ODAC quarterfinals.
He and teammate Kenneth Downing won 8-2 at #1 doubles.