Huntingdon wins two matches against Berea

By Audrianna Hargitt

Sports Information Assistant

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon men's tennis team defeated Berea College 9-0 and 8-1 in a pair of conference matches on Saturday.

The second match was to make up a postponed match from earlier in the season.

In the 9-0 win, Huntingdon's No. 1 doubles team of John Jones and Ben Marler and No. 2 doubles team of Adam Self and Anjala Chandrasoma each won 8-1. The No. 3 team of Bailey Burns and Mark Melchor won 8-0.

In singles, Jones (No. 1) won 6-1, 6-1, Burns (No. 2) won 6-4, 6-2, Self (No. 3) won 6-0, 6-0, Melchor (No. 4) won 6-2, 6-0, Marler (No. 5) won 6-0, 6-0 and Chandrasoma (No. 6) won 6-1, 6-2.

In the second match, the No. 1 doubles team of Jones and Marler and the No. 2 team of Burns and Melchor each won 8-0. The No. 3 team of Trevor Berry and Kevaughnte Merrion won 8-5.

In singles, Self (No. 1) won 6-0, 6-2, Melchor (No. 2) won 6-0, 6-0, Marler (No. 3) won 6-0, 6-0, Chandrasoma (No. 5) won 6-2, 6-2 and Merrion (No. 6) won 6-2, 6-2.

Records: Huntingdon (4-4, 2-4 USA South); Berea (0-7, 0-6 USA South)

Coming Up: Huntingdon hosts Maryville on Sunday at 10 a.m.  

Match Results

Berea (Match 1)

Singles

No. 1: John Jones (HC) def. Michael Malpartida (BC) 6-1, 6-1

No. 2: Bailey Burns (HC) def. Dakota Massucco (BC) 6-4, 6-2

No. 3: Adam Self (HC) def. Brandon Mitchell (BC) 6-0, 6-0

No. 4: Mark Melchor (HC) def. Sam Slater (BC) 6-2, 6-0

No. 5: Ben Marler (HC) def. Seth Carroll (BC) 6-0, 6-0

No. 6: Anjala Chandrasoma (HC) def. Evan Day (BC) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1: Jones-Marler (HC) def. Malpartida-Massucco (BC) 8-1

No. 2: Self-Chandrasoma (HC) def. Mitchell-Carroll (BC) 8-1

No. 3: Burns-Melchor (HC) def. Day-Slater (BC) 8-0

Berea (Match 2)

Singles

No. 1: Adam Self (HC) def. Michael Malpartida (BC) 6-0, 6-2

No. 2: Mark Melchor (HC) def. Dakota Massucco (BC) 6-0, 6-0

No. 3: Ben Marler (HC) def. Brandon Mitchell (BC) 6-0, 6-0

No. 4: Sam Slater (BC) def. Trevor Berry (HC) 3-6, 6-4, 10-5

No. 5: Anjala Chandrasoma (HC) def. Seth Carroll (BC) 6-2, 6-2

No. 6: Kevaughnte Merrion (HC) def. Evan Day (BC) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1: John Jones-Marler (HC) def. Malpartida-Massucco (BC) 8-0

No. 2: Bailey Burns-Melchor (HC) def. Mitchell-Carroll (BC) 8-0

No. 3: Berry-Merrion (HC) def. Day-Slater (BC) 8-5