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Bridgewater Men's Tennis Takes Down Emory & Henry, 7-2, Saturday

Archer Marlow readies to hit a forehand.

BRIDGEWATER, Va. - The Bridgewater College Men's Tennis Team (3-6, 1-5 ODAC) picked up a 7-2 win over visiting Emory & Henry College (2-4, 2-2 ODAC) Saturday afternoon in Old Dominion Athletic Conference action.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Bridgewater 7, Emory & Henry 2
LOCATION - Bridgewater, Virginia
VENUE - Mapp Courts
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (2-4, 2-2 ODAC); Bridgewater (3-6, 1-5 ODAC)

How It Happened
Bridgewater opened up a 3-0 lead in the match through doubles play. The Eagles sealed the match, earning wins in four of the six singles flights.

Emory & Henry got its first win at No. 2 singles as junior Archer Marlow (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) won by a 6-1, 6-4 score. The Wasps also saw sophomore Zeke Workman (Dalzell, S.C.) claim a 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 6 singles.

The Results

Singles Competition
1. Canon Secord (BC) def. Brandon McGuire (E&HM) 6-1, 6-1
2. Archer Marlow (E&HM) def. Matthew Gordon (BC) 6-1, 6-4
3. Nick Kiser (BC) def. Sean Given (E&HM) 5-7, 6-1, 6-0
4. Gabe Elder (BC) def. Bryce Williams (E&HM) 6-1, 6-4
5. Leyton Pullin (BC) def. Henry Quesenberry (E&HM) 6-1, 6-3
6. Zeke Workman (E&HM) def. Bryce Cline (BC) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles Competition
1. Canon Secord/Nick Kiser (BC) def. Sean Given/Archer Marlow (E&HM) 8-1
2. Matthew Gordon/Gabe Elder (BC) def. Brandon McGuire/Bryce Williams (E&HM) 8-6
3. Leyton Pullin/Bryce Cline (BC) def. Zeke Workman/Henry Quesenberry (E&HM) 8-2

Up Next
Emory & Henry will remain on the road on Sunday when it faces Virginia Wesleyan University on the campus of Roanoke College. First serve will be at 11:00 a.m.

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