JMU Battles Past Drexel 4-3

Friday, April 13

Harrisonburg, Va.

2 p.m.

James Madison University

Drexel

4/13/2018 8:14:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison men's tennis edged Drexel for a 4-3 Colonial Athletic Association victory on Friday afternoon at the Hillside Courts

JMU improved its record to 15-6 overall and 4-3 in the CAA while Drexel fell to 12-6 and 1-1. The match marked the Dukes' final conference outing prior to next week's CAA Men's Tennis Championship.

Freshman Alvaro Arce and junior Pierre Kohler began doubles action with a 6-2 triumph over Drexel's Balaji Lakshmanan and Sanil Jagtiani at No.2. JMU earned the doubles point with a 6-4 win at No. 3 from freshman Gonzalo Adis and sophomore Damon Roberts. At No. 1 singles, senior Theophile Lanthiez and sophomore Paul Mendoza completed the sweep with a 6-2 triumph.

Holding a 1-0 lead, Arce tacked on another point for JMU with a 6-3, 6-2 at No. 2 over Drexel's Lakshmanan. Drexel won the next two points to even the score at 2-2 with wins at No.1 and No. 4.

Adis put the Dukes ahead, 3-2, with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles over Yousfef Lahlou. JMU secured the match with a comeback victory from Kohler at No. 5, defeating Bernard Tefel 2-6, 7-5, 6-4.

QUOTING HEAD COACH STEVE SECORD
"All three doubles teams clicked and took care of business early, which gave us a good start. It's tough because you're battling your opponent and you're battling yourself, but you have to fight through it. Tomorrow will be tough, we're going to come out and fight in our last match before the conference tournament."

UP NEXT
The Dukes will face Villanova in their final match of the regular season tomorrow, April 14, at 3 p.m. at the Hillside Courts. Prior to the match, JMU's lone senior, Lanthiez, will be honored for Senior Day, which begins at 1:30 p.m.