Spiders Sweep Home Opener Against Methodist, 7-0

Friday, February 26

Westhampton Courts

Noon

University of Richmond

Methodist

02/26/2021 | Men's Tennis

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RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond men's tennis team won all three doubles matches and all six singles matches to sweep Methodist, 7-0 Friday afternoon at the Westhampton Tennis Courts.

The Spiders (1-2) started the match by sweeping all three doubles matches. junior Alex Wernink (Glen Cove, N.Y.) and junior John Walsh (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) earned a 6-2 win against Trent Harner and Coleman Baker at No. 2 doubles.

Freshman Alaister Burke (Richmond, Va.) and Freshman Daniel Kliebhan (Newtown, Pa.) clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 win against Hayden Wilfong and Kayhahn Alikhani at No. 3 doubles.

In the final doubles match, junior Josh Keitelman (Chevy Chase, Md.) and graduate student Matt Fernandez (Richmond, Va.) defeated Jordan Theron and Patrick Newsome, 6-3, at No. 1 doubles.

In singles, Kliebhan picked up his first collegiate win with a straight-sets win at No. 2 singles against Henry Murray, 6-2, 6-0.

Keitelman gave Richmond a 3-0 lead after winning in straight sets against Henry Blanco, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 singles. Freshman Sebastian Miano (Barcelona, Spain) clinched the win for the Spiders at No. 5 singles against Wilfong, 6-1, 6-0.

At No. 3 singles, Wernink won in straight sets against Harner, 6-0,6-4 to give the Spiders a 5-0 lead. Fernandez made it 6-0 after a straight-sets win at No. 1 singles against Henry Murray, 6-3, 6-2.

In the final match, Burke went the distance at No. 6 singles against Coleman Baker. Baker won the first set, 6-4, but Burke forced a third set with a 6-3 win in the second. In the final set, Burke held a 4-3 lead and was able to win two of the next three games to win the set, 6-4.

Richmond will head back on the road to face Liberty on Thursday, March 4 at 3 p.m. in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Richmond 7, Methodist 0
Singles competition
1. Matt Fernandez, (UR) def. Jordan Theron (Methodist), 6-3, 6-2
2. Daniel Kliebhan, (UR) def. Henry Murray (Methodist), 6-2, 6-0
3. Alex Wernink, (UR) def. Trent Harner (Methodist), 6-0, 6-4
4. Josh Keitelman, (UR) def. Henry Blanco (Methodist), 6-0, 6-1
5. Sebastian Miano, (UR) def. Hayden Wilfong (Methodist), 6-1, 6-0
6. Alaister Burke (UR) def. Coleman Baker (Methodist), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Matt Fernandez/Josh Keitelman (UR) def. Jordan Theron/Patrick Newsome (Methodist), 6-3
2. Alex Wernink/John Walsh (UR) def. Trent Harner/Coleman Baker (Methodist), 6-2
3. Alaister Burke/ Daniel Kliebhan (UR) def. Hayden Wilfong/Kayhahn Alikhani (Methodist), 6-1

Match Notes:
Richmond 1-2
Methodist 0-7
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,4,5,3,1,6)

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