BUIES CREEK, N.C. – James Madison won its second consecutive match by a single point, using a trio of straight-set singles wins to down Campbell, 4-3, in men's tennis action Saturday afternoon at the James Nisbet Tennis Center.
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The Dukes (6-3) evened the all-time series to 2-2 with the Camels (4-6), as it marked JMU's first win over CU since the inaugural meeting back in 1989.
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JMU won the doubles point and claimed courts two, five and six to clinch its third road win of the spring.
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The Dukes opened the day with doubles wins on courts one and three while also holding a lead on court two. The team of
Esteve Agusti and
Francisco Sinopoli earned a 6-2 win against Thomas Drapeau and Max Hamon on court one, before the duo of
Harrison Lee and
Aurelien Schmitt took down Alex Fragasso and Mikolaj Kowal, 6-3, on court three.
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Five of the six singles matches were decided in straight sets, with JMU taking three of them.
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JMU made it a 2-0 match on court six, as Lee, who clinched Friday's victory at UNCG, dominated in a 6-2, 6-0 triumph against Hamon. The lead grew to 3-0 on court five, where
Gur Libal downed Matias Lofink by scores of 6-2, 6-0.
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Ryan Morgan clinched the win for JMU on court two, as he held off Adi Dagan in the second set for his 6-3, 7-5 victory.
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Campbell got on the board after, as Aleksandar Hudjec defeated Sinopoli, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4, on court four. The Camels also claimed victories on courts one and three, as Drapeau beat Schmitt (7-5, 6-4) and Fragasso squeaked out a win over
Zach Fleishman (7-4, 7-6 (4)).
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JMU continues its seven-match road trip next Friday, March 6 at Richmond. The bout is set for a 12:30 p.m. start from the capital city.
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