ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - The 9th ranked NC Wesleyan College men's tennis team rolled to three more wins on Saturday at home defeating Washington & Lee 7-2 and dominating Div. II Barton College in two matches.

The Bishops first took on W&L (0-4) in the ISEF Dome on campus as Wesleyan hosted their second match on their indoor courts. Wesleyan used the doubles teams of seniors Jhonny Acosta and JP Vallejo to roll 8-3 at the top line before the third doubles team of senior Roberto Puig and junior Thato Holmes cruised to a 8-2 win. Wesleyan led 2-1 after doubles as the team of senior Max Robinson and sophomore John Falke fell 8-6.

3rd ranked Acosta then rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win at the top singles line while Falke also dominated 6-0, 6-1 to put Wesleyan up 4-1 early. After Vallejo fell at the third line, Wesleyan would go on to clinch the match as Puig won 7-5, 6-4 at the 4th line. NCWC also added singles wins at the 5 and 6 lines as well with freshman Diego Segovia winning 6-2, 6-3 and fellow freshman Luca Knese winning a third set tiebreaker 10-3 for the win.

In the Barton matches, Wesleyan first rolled to an easy 7-2 win before they won the night indoor match with Barton 8-1.

Falke and Robinson led the charge in this one winning 8-6 at the top doubles line against Barton (2-5) before the combo of Puig and Segovia then took it 8-4 at the third line as the Bishops again led 2-1 after doubles. 

During the singles, NCW used wins from Puig (6-4, 6-0) and Segovia (6-3, 7-5) again to lead 4-1 before Falke and Vallejo's three-set bout wins clinched the match for the Bishops. Falke won his match 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 at the top line before Vallejo rallied to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 at the 2 line. Knese also added a 6-4, 6-2 win at the 5th line before junior Augusto Roca squeaked out a three set win in a thrilling 3rd-set tiebreaker 10-8.

The Bishops now improve to 8-1 on the season overall and will next have a few weeks off before heading down to Orlando for four matches during Spring Break from March 8-11.