JMU Tallies 6-1 Victory at The Citadel

Thursday, March 10

Charleston, S.C.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

The Citadel

3/10/2016 6:23:00 PM | Men's Tennis

CHARLESTON, S.C. – James Madison men's tennis won its third straight match with a 6-1 victory at The Citadel on Thursday. The Dukes are now 6-4 on the spring while the Bulldogs are 7-14.

JMU went 2-1 in doubles play to clinch the opening point. Senior Maxi Branth and junior Brett Moorhead defeated Artemie Amari and Matthew Henson 6-3 at No. 1 doubles, pushing them to a 6-2 duals record as a duo. The junior tandem of Alex Berdnikoff and Miljan Ruzic also posted a 6-3 win, downing Jackson Pride and Connor Grady at No. 3 doubles to move to 2-0 as a team.

Branth, Moorhead and Ruzic all went 2-0 on Thursday, adding two-set singles victories to their afternoons. Moorhead won his fourth consecutive singles match (8-2 duals) with straight 6-1 sets at No. 2 singles over Amari, Branth won 6-1, 6-2 over Henson at No. 3 singles for his third straight win (5-4) and Ruzic battled to a 7-5, 7-6(2) victory, his third straight, at No. 5 singles against Michael Anzalone.

Freshman Tristan Stitt blanked Pride in straight 6-0 sets at No. 4 singles for his third consecutive dual win, moving him to 5-5 overall this spring. Junior Sebastian Salinas rounded out the JMU scoring with a full three-set win (6-1, 0-6, 6-3) against Nicholas Bradley at the top position, pushing his spring record to 6-2.

The Dukes have tomorrow off from competition and return to the courts on Saturday, March 12, at Coastal Carolina.

QUOTING HEAD COACH STEVE SECORD
"This was a good win against a scrappy Citadel team. Hopefully we can build confidence from winning the doubles point. Maxi, Tristan and Brett took care of business today, while Miljan and Sebastian were able to grind out solid wins. I'm happy to say the heat today was tough, but we were physically prepared. Go Dukes!"

FULL RESULTS
Doubles