6
Winner Averett AUM (3-4)
3
Shenandoah University SUM (6-4)
Winner
Averett AUM
(3-4)
6
Final
3
Shenandoah University SUM
(6-4)
SUMTEN RECAP 10

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Matt McIntosh '23

Men's Tennis Falls in ODAC Opener

WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah University men's tennis team dropped its first ODAC match of the season with a 6-3 home loss against Averett University on Wednesday afternoon.

The Hornets (6-4, 0-1 ODAC) won a pair of singles matches and a victory in doubles in the loss to the Cougars (3-4, 2-0).

SU's number one doubles team, consisting of Keith Orr and Artem Babaiev picked up the team's solo win in doubles. The duo defeated the Cougars' number one pair in an 8-4 final.

Jovan Cirkovic and Dominick Suwak, who lost their doubles match, each rebounded in singles. Cirkovic went the distance in his match on court one by winning the first set, 6-2, and then rounded out the solo win with a 10-8 third set.

Suwak, the reigning ODAC Player of the Week, also had to go to three sets in his match on court three. Suwak went ahead after one set but dropped the middle frame. Suwak would handle his opponent in the final set, winning 6-3. The sophomore is now 8-2 on the season in singles and is on a six-match win streak.

UP NEXT

Shenandoah is scheduled for an exhibition on Saturday at home against Harford Community College.

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