JMU Opens 2018 Dual Season with 6-1 Win over Saint Francis

Sunday, January 21

Harrisonburg, Va.

10 a.m.

James Madison University

Saint Francis

JMU Opens 2018 Dual Season with 6-1 Win over Saint Francis

1/21/2018 6:02:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – In the first-ever match at the East Campus Tennis Courts, James Madison men's tennis sank Saint Francis 6-1 in the Dukes' season opener.

JMU got off to a hot start by sweeping doubles competition before taking five out of six singles matches. Four Dukes won in two sets, including the match-clinching victory by sophomore Tate Steinour. He sank Chad Allender 6-0, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.

Sophomore Paul Mendoza, junior Pierre Kohler and freshman Álvaro Arce each went 2-0 on the opening day of the spring season.

The Dukes have won their dual openers in each of the last three seasons.

RESULTS
Doubles (3, 2*, 1)
1. Lanthiez/Mendoza (JMUM) def. Morkel/Foo-Kune (SFUM) 6-4
2. Arce/Kohler (JMUM) def. Pinos/Luna (SFUM) 6-4
3. Adis/Roberts (JMUM) def. Allender/Miller (SFUM) 6-3
Singles (3, 2, 1, 6*, 5, 4)
1. Franz Luna (SFUM) def. Damon Roberts (JMUM) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
2. Paul Mendoza (JMUM) def. Alec Foo-Kune (SFUM) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
3. Alvaro Arce (JMUM) def. Charlest Morkel (SFUM) 6-0, 6-4
4. Pierre Kohler (JMUM) def. Sebastian Pinos (SFUM) 6-3, 6-7, 10-5
5. Theophile Lanthiez (JMUM) def. Samuel Miller (SFUM) 6-4, 6-2
6. Tate Steinour (JMUM) def. Chad Allender (SFUM) 6-0, 6-2

STILL OF THE DAY
That winning feeling!
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QUOTING HEAD COACH STEVE SECORD
"Obviously, this was a very exciting day as we got to play indoors on campus for the first time. Winning the match was icing on the cake. The guys had good energy from the start and handled the first-match nerves well. We will be back in the bubble for a few weeks of practice before we play again."

UP NEXT
JMU returns to action on Friday, Feb. 2 with a doubleheader in Blacksburg, Va. The Dukes face Eastern Kentucky at 9 a.m. before taking on Virginia Tech at 7 p.m.