WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah University men's tennis team earned its second win of the 2018 season with a 5-4 victory Saturday night over DII Shepherd University in a match played indoors at Winchester Country Club.
Shenandoah (2-0) opened up with two wins in doubles before grabbing victories at Nos. 2, 3 and 4 singles to close out the win over Shepherd (1-3).
Those three singles victories, by Brett Dubin, Darian Diaz and Zach Frack, were the first three singles matches to be completed.
Frack, playing No. 4, had the match-clinching win. He downed Lewis Charette 7-6 (5), 6-0.
The Rams won the remaining three singles matches to provide the final margin of victory.
Diaz and Dubin were both double winners for SU. Dubin combined with Evan Rosenberg to win 8-2 at No. 3 doubles while Diaz paired with Bryan Harris to win 8-3 at No. 2.
The men are back in action on March 8 versus Defiance (Ohio) in a neutral site matc played in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Complete results:
Shenandoah Hornets 5, Shepherd Rams 4
Feb 24, 2018 at Winchester, Va. (Winchester Country Club)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Carter Davis (SHEP) def. Matt Hwang (SUM) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2. Brett Dubin (SUM) def. Evan Dokken (SHEP) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 3. Darian Diaz (SUM) def. Kaleb Lochner (SHEP) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 4. Zach Frack (SUM) def. Lewis Charette (SHEP) 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 |
| 5. Clayton Smith (SHEP) def. Evan Rosenberg (SUM) 6-4, 7-5 |
| 6. Austin Thomas (SHEP) def. Bryan Harris (SUM) 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-8) |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Carter Davis/Evan Dokken (SHEP) def. Matt Hwang/Zach Frack (SUM) 8-4 |
| 2. Darian Diaz/Bryan Harris (SUM) def. Kaleb Lochner/Austin Thomas (SHEP) 8-3 |
| 3. Brett Dubin/Evan Rosenberg (SUM) def. Lewis Charette/Clayton Smith (SHEP) 8-2 |
| Match Notes |
| Shepherd Rams 1-3 |
| Shenandoah Hornets 2-0 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,2,4,1,5,6) |
