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