Men’s tennis splits with Spring Hill and Birmingham-Southern

Men’s tennis splits with Spring Hill and Birmingham-Southern

By Chuck Tidmore

Sports Information Intern

 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Huntingdon men's tennis team split its two matches on Saturday beating Spring Hill 5-4 and losing to Birmingham-Southern 5-4.

John Jones (No. 4) and Aaron Triplett (No. 5) picked up singles wins in both matches. Against Spring Hill Jones won 6-1, 6-1 and Triplett won 7-5, 1-6, 10-8. Ben Marler (No. 6) won 1-6, 6-3, 10-8.

In doubles, the team of Bobby Foroughian-Zac Baldwin (No. 1) won 8-3 and Trey Pirtle-Triplett won 8-5 at No. 3.

Against Birmingham-Southern, Baldwin (No. 3) won 6-4, 6-3, Jones won 6-1, 6-1 and Triplett won his first set 6-2 then took the match after his opponent retired in the second set.

Huntingdon won one match in doubles with Tyler Chaffee-Pirtle (No. 3) winning 8-6.

 

vs. Spring Hill 

Match results

Singles

No. 1: Bobby Foroughian (HC) lost to Alex Hastings (SHC) 1-6, 7-6, 10-7

No. 2: Meyer Schwartzberg (HC) lost to Sebastian Arias (SHC) 6-3, 6-4

No. 3: Zac Baldwin (HC) lost to Don Piper (SHC) 7-6, 7-6

No. 4: John Jones (HC) def. Nick Cruz (SHC) 6-1, 6-1

No. 5: Aaron Triplett (HC) def. Lars Bajher (SHC) 7-5, 1-6, 10-5

No. 6: Ben Marler (HC) def. Andrew Risely (SHC) 1-6, 6-3, 10-8

 

Doubles

No. 1: Foroughian-Zac Baldwin (HC) def Bajhor-Arig (SHC) 8-3

No. 2: Jones-Chaffee (HC) lost to Piper-Risely (SHC) 8-3

No. 3: Pirtle-Triplett (HC) def. Hastings-Jaremiah (SHC) 8-5

 

vs. Birmingham-Southern 

Match results

Singles

No. 1: Bobby Foroughian (HC) lost to Alex Makarenko (BSC) 6-4, 6-3

No. 2: Meyer Schwartzberg (HC) lost to Patrick Hire (BSC) 6-3, 6-0

No. 3: Zac Baldwin (HC) def. Ben Reardon  (BSC) 6-4,6-3

No. 4: John Jones (HC) def. David Goodloe (BSC) 6-1, 6-1

No. 5: Aaron Triplett (HC) def. Charlie Schubert (BSC) 6-2, retired

No. 6: Ben Marler (HC) lost to Lee Thompson (BSC) 6-0, 6-1

 

Doubles

No. 1: Foroughian-Baldwin (HC) lost to Makarenko-Hire  (BSC) 8-3

No. 2: Jones- Schwartzberg (HC) lost to Weinckar-Reardon  (BSC) 8-6

No. 3: Pirtle-Chaffee (HC) def. Schubert-Thompson  (BSC) 8-6