Shepherd University Athletics

RAMS WIN PAIR OF CONFERENCE MATCHES

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- The Shepherd University men's tennis team won a pair of key conference matches over the weekend. Shepherd knocked off WVIAC rival University of Charleston, 8-1, and later defeated previously unbeaten West Virginia Wesleyan by a score of 7-1.

The Rams improve to 11-3 and 4-0 in the conference.

SHEPHERD 7 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN 1

Singles

1. Tim Halter (S) d. Paul Nelson 6-1, 6-2

2. Brian Clarke (S) d. Dominick Mack 6-2, 6-3

3. David Seifarth (S) d. Neal Saluja 6-2, 6-0

4. Casey Moser (S) d. Josh Olcott 6-3, 6-3

5. Luiz Gomes (S) d. Mike Higgins 6-1, 6-0

6. unfinished

Doubles

1. Clarke-Halter (S) d. Nelson-Olcott 8-1

2. Higgins-Saluja (WVW) d. Moser-Seifarth 8-5

3. Gomes- Wray Sherman (S) d. Hoffman-Mack 8-3

SHEPHERD 8 CHARLESTON 1

Singles

1. Adam Flintoff (UC) d. Halter 4-6, 6-5, retired

2. Clarke (S) d. Michael Bumgarner 6-0, 6-1

3. Seifarth (S) d. Justin Leadmon 6-1, 6-0

4. Moser (S) d. Ed Craft 8-1

5. Gomes (S) d. Daniel Judy 8-4

6. Sherman (S) d. Jordan Gilliam 8-2

Doubles

1. Clarke-Halter (S) d. Craft-Flintoff 8-5

2. Moser-Seifarth (S) d. Bumgarner-Leadmon 8-1

3. Gomes-Sherman (S) d. Gilliam-Judy 8-0