ORLANDO, Fla. – The Bethel University men's tennis team took a tough narrow defeat to Hope, 5-4 Tuesday morning in Orlando, Fla. The Royals bounced backed with a 7-2 win over Saint Francis (Ind.).
HOW IT HAPPENED VS HOPE
• Bethel trailed 2-1 going into singles play winning only at No. 2 doubles, 8-2.
• Four of the six singles matches went into a super set tiebreaker with BU coming out on top in three of those.
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Robert Seaton at No. 6 highlighted those matches coming back after dropping the opening set.
THE SCORES VS HOPE
Singles competition
1. Justin Fay (HOPE) def.
Gavin Hutter (BU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
2.
Carter Sheard (BU) def. Rylan Doden (HOPE) 6-0, 6-7 (9-11), 10-8
3. Paul Schneider (HOPE) def.
Dylan Magistad (BU) 6-2, 6-2
4.
Zack Chaffey (BU) def. Cooper Nugent (HOPE) 7-5, 4-6, 10-2
5. Austin Becksvoort (HOPE) def.
Watson Sheard (BU) 6-3, 6-3
6.
Robert Seaton (BU) def. John Voss (HOPE) 3-6, 6-1, 10-5
Doubles competition
1. Austin Becksvoort/Justin Fay (HOPE) def.
Gavin Hutter/
Dylan Magistad (BU) 8-3
2.
Watson Sheard/
Carter Sheard (BU) def. Rylan Doden/John Voss (HOPE) 8-2
3. Cooper Nugent/Paul Schneider (HOPE) def.
Zack Chaffey/
Brett Eliason (BU) 8-5
HOW IT HAPPENED VS SAINT FRANCIS
• BU took all three doubles sets handily.
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Carter Sheard took over the No. 1 singles spot winning 6-1, 6-2.
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Robert Seaton won his second match of the day, this time at No. 4 singles, by a 6-3, 6-3 score.
THE SCORES vs SAINT FRANCIS
Singles competition
1.
Carter Sheard (BU) def. Eric Stavnheim (USF) 6-1, 6-1
2.
Gavin Hutter (BU) def. Devon McCaffrey (USF) 6-1, 6-2
3. Martin Maurant (USF) def.
Zack Chaffey (BU) 6-3, 6-4
4.
Robert Seaton (BU) def. Christian Pena (USF) 6-3, 6-3
5.
Ryan Reid (BU) def. Jeramian Jacobs (USF) 6-3, 6-1
6. Quentin Spears (USF) def.
Jacob Anderson (BU) 7-5, 6-4
Doubles competition
1.
Gavin Hutter/
Dylan Magistad (BU) def. Eric Stavnheim/A. Huamani Tello (USF) 6-1
2.
Brett Eliason/
Watson Sheard (BU) def. Martin Maurant/Devon McCaffrey (USF) 6-4
3.
Eli Scheideman/
Ethan Ahrar (BU) def. Jeramian Jacobs/Christian Pena (USF) 6-3
UP NEXT
The Royals close out the spring break trip on Thursday, March 14 against Salve Regina.
