Shepherd College Athletics

SHEPHERD ROLLS PAST STATE, UC

CHARLESTON, WV -- The Shepherd College men's tennis team forged ahead with 9-0 and 8-1 victories over conference foes West Virginia State and the University of Charleston on Sunday.

The two wins improve Shepherd's record to 15-1 and 8-0 in the West Virginia Conference. This also puts the Rams winning streak at 15 matches in a row, topping the previous 13-in-a-row win streak set by the men in 2002.

Shepherd will play their last home match of the season this Wednesday against the University of the District of Columbia.

SHEPHERD 9 WV STATE 0

SINGLES

1. Tim Halter (SC) d. Thomas 6-0, 6-1

2. Brian Clarke (SC) d. Mark Spriggs 6-0, 6-1

3. David Seifarth (SC) d. Curtis Collins 6-0, 6-0

4. Mike Farrell (SC) d. Dave Mitchell 6-0, 6-0

5. Wray Sherman (SC) d. Jason Roberts 6-0, 6-1

6. Eric Stevenson (SC)d. Lee Cummings 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES

1. Clarke-Halter (SC) d. Spriggs-Thomas 8-1

2. Farrell-Seifarth (SC) d. Collins-Cummings 8-0

3. Sherman-Michael Stambaugh (SC) d. Mitchell-Roberts 8-0

SHEPHERD 8 CHARLESTON 1

SINGLES

1. Adam Flintoff (UC) d. Halter 7-6 (6), 6-3

2. Brian Clarke (SC) d. Michael Marie 6-2, 3-6, 6-2

3. David Seifarth (SC) d. Juston Leadmon 6-1, 6-2

4. Mike Farrell (SC) d. Mike Bumgardner 6-3, 6-3

5. Wray Sherman (SC) d. Bobby Bicker 6-1, 6-2

6. Eric Stevenson (SC) d. Daniel Judy 6-0, 6-2

DOUBLES

1. Clarke-Halter (SC) d. Flintoff-Leadmon 9-8 (6)

2. Farrell-Seifarth (SC) d. Bicker-Marie 8-5

3. Sherman-Stambaugh (SC) d. Judy-Ed Craft 8-4