JMU Uses Big Points to Upend Georgetown 5-2

Saturday, February 16

Washington, D.C.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

Georgetown

2/16/2019 9:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

ALEXANDRIA, Va – James Madison men's tennis won 5-2 over Georgetown on Saturday night at the Belle Haven Country Club to improve to 6-2 on the season, and snap the Hoyas three-match win streak.

Until today's match, the Dukes had lost every match in which they dropped the doubles point, and won every match where they won the point. Against the Hoyas, JMU dropped No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to lose the doubles point, but were able to pull through in five of six singles matches against Georgetown (3-4).

Junior Damon Roberts was off the court fast, rolling Andrew Rozanov 6-4, 6-1. Roberts improved to an unblemished 6-0 on the dual season – joining sophomore Alvaro Arce (6-0) as the only two Dukes to be undefeated.

After sophomore Gonzalo Adis dropped his match in the No. 5 slot in straight sets, senior Pierre Kohler earned a dramatic 6-2, 7-5 straight-set win. Kohler, up 6-5 in the second set, came back from 40-0 down to break Rohan Kamdar and put the Dukes up 2-1. Minutes later, Arce continued his torrid start to the dual season, winning a 6-3, 7-5 contest.

Junior Paul Mendoza earned the clinching honors, battling through a long match to eventually earn a 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory.

"Much of the first set was a mirror image of a private lesson I had earlier this week which made me feel very comfortable in this match," Mendoza said. "The second set had very little rhythm and both of us were being very loud and explosive. But when it came down to it, I was louder."

Mendoza saw four set point slip away before finally going up 5-1 in the first set tiebreak. He then let that lead dwindle, before closing out the first set and eventually closing out the match.

With the win in hand, freshman William Karpinski won his match at No. 6 singles 6-2.

RESULTS
Singles
1. Pierre Kohler def. Rohan Kamdar 6-2, 7-5
2. Alvaro Arce def. Connor Lee 6-3, 7-5
3. Paul Mendoza def. Michael Chen 7-6 (5), 6-3
4. Damon Roberts def. Andrew Rozanov 6-4, 6-1
5. Charlie Sharton def. Gonzalo Adis 6-4, 6-4
6. William Karpinski def. Carlos Grande 6-2

Order of finish: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6

Doubles
1. Arce/Kohler lead Kamdar/Lee 6-5, unf
2. C. Sharton/Chen def. Raymundo/Karpinski 6-2
3. W. Sharton/Rozanov def.Mendoza/Adis 7-6 (1)

Order of finish: 2, 3, 1

QUOTING COACH STEVE SECORD
It was great to come back and win after dropping the doubles point. Winning a match like this will help with all the other tight matches. It always feels good beating them. The guys handled themselves well in tough situations today. They ignored the opponents well and focused on what they needed to do to pick up the win.

UP NEXT
JMU takes on Longwood on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. in the last match of the season on the East Campus Tennis Courts. The Dukes haven't lost on the East Campus Tennis Courts since the opening of the facility in January 2018.