Richmond Sweeps Hampton, 7-0

Sunday, January 27

Hampton, VA

5PM

University of Richmond

Hampton

01/27/2019 | Men's Tennis

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The University of Richmond men's tennis team earned a clean sweep on the road against Hampton, 7-0, Sunday night at the James River Country Club.

"What a great bounce back win for the guys tonight," head coach Houston Barrick said. "We were definitely a little down after losing to VCU on Thursday, so I was really interested to see how we would handle ourselves today. The guys came out fired up and ready to play from the very first point. I am so proud of how Brice played today. He did a great job of playing with energy and focus. I think the other guys fed off of that."

Hampton only had five healthy players so they defaulted at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles. Richmond clinched the doubles point after freshman Josh Keitelman (Chevy Chase, Md.) and junior Matt Fernandez (Richmond, Va.) defeated Fernando Fernandes and Charles Hudson, 6-1, at No. 1 doubles.

Freshman John Walsh (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) and junior George Lovitt (Marvin, N.C.) earned a 6-4 win against Davy Van Geerke and Luke Thompson at No. 2 doubles.

With the defaulted win at No. 6 singles, the Spiders took a 3-0 lead after Lovitt won in straight sets against Hudson, 6-2, 6-0. Senior Brice Polender (Lake Bluff, Ill.) clinched the victory with a tough 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles against Davy Van Geerke.

Richmond's Klein Evans (Raleigh, N.C.) made it 5-0 after a straight-sets win against Fernandes, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. Fernandez defeated Thompson, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 3 singles to push the Spiders lead to 6-0.

In the final match, sophomore Joe Nardini (Arlington, Va.) completed the sweep with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles.

Richmond will travel to Greensboro, N.C. to face Wofford (Feb. 2) and UNCG (Feb. 3).

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Richmond 7 Hampton 0
Singles
No. 1 - Brice Polender def. Davy Van Geerke (Hampton) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 - Klein Evans def. Fernando Fernandes (Hampton) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 - Matt Fernandez def. Luke Thompson (Hampton) 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 - George Lovitt def. Charles Hudson (Hampton) 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 - Joe Nardini def. Basil Post (Hampton) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 - Campbell Erwin def. No player (Hampton), by default

Doubles
No. 1 - Keitelman/Fernandez def. Fernandes/Hudson (Hampton) 6-1
No. 2 - Lovitt/Walsh def. Van Geerke/Thompson (Hampton) 6-4
No. 3 - Nardini/Evans def. No player/No player (Hampton), by default

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