JMU Opens Home Slate with 6-1 Win over Mary Washington

Sunday, March 14

Harrisonburg, Va.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

Mary Washington

Oscar Hernandez and William Karpinski vs UMW

3/14/2021 3:45:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison men's tennis opened the home portion of its schedule with a convincing 6-1 victory against Mary Washington on Sunday afternoon at Hillside Courts.

The Dukes improved to 2-3 this spring, while the Eagles fell to 1-1.

JMU swept doubles play while winning five of six singles bouts, with each singles win coming in straight sets.

The Dukes cruised through doubles play to take the early 1-0 match lead. The team of redshirt freshman Holden Koons and redshirt senior Paul Mendoza quickly defeated Moses Hutchison and Rishi Charan Shankar, 6-1, on court one.

On court two, redshirt juniors Alvaro Arce and Gonzalo Adis secured the doubles point with a 6-2 win against Priyan Desilva and Andrew Watson. Freshman Oscar Hernandez and redshirt sophomore William Karpinski completed the sweep with a 6-3 triumph on court three over Cole Tecce and Peter Leese.

In singles play, JMU upped its lead to 2-0 with a dominant win on court four, as Hernandez took down Tecce, 6-1, 6-0. Koons made it a 3-0 match lead on court one, as he beat Hutchison by scores of 6-1, 6-2.

Karpinski clinched the match on court five, claiming a 6-3, 6-1 victory against Artis Hart to give the Dukes a 4-0 advantage. Mendoza followed suit on court three, dispatching Shankar with a 6-3, 6-2 win for JMU's fourth singles triumph.

Redshirt sophomore Stefan Petrovic extended the lead to 6-0 with a 6-1, 7-6(4) victory against Leese on court six, while the Eagles claimed their lone point with a come-from-behind win on court two.

MATCH NOTES

Oscar Hernandez has won three consecutive singles matches.
It was the first singles win of the spring for both William Karpinski and Stefan Petrovic.
JMU has won four straight matches at Hillside Courts, dating back to the 2018 spring season.

QUOTING HEAD COACH STEVE SECORD
"It's awesome being at home on the Hillside Courts again. Our guys did a good job handling the wind and staying steady on the big points. Holden and Óscar did a good job of getting up and not taking the foot off the gas. We're getting better each time out as a group, and we can wait for the opportunity to play again! Go Dukes!"

UP NEXT
JMU returns to action on Thursday, March 18 when it hosts Southern Virginia. The match is slated for a 2 p.m. start at Hillside Courts.