ROCHESTER, Minn. – For the second straight season the Bethel University men's tennis team opened up its season with a sweep of Central (Iowa). The Royals defeated the Dutch for the sixth consecutive time in a season-opener, doing so by a 7-0 score. Bethel has now won 12 straight season openers.
A note for fans that this season the NCAA announced a new scoring format pilot for Division III teams in non-conference matches. There will be seven team points and the team that wins two of the three doubles matches receives one dual match point. Each singles match is worth one point.
In addition, doubles matches will be a 6-game set with a 7-point tiebreak at 6-all. Singles will be a best-of-three
The Royals took all three doubles matches earning the lone doubles point. They made a clean sweep in singles play by not dropping a set.
Robert Seaton, at No. 4 singles, spotlighted the day, winning both sets in a tiebreaker by scores of 7-6 (2) and 7-6 (3).
Dylan Magistad and
Brett Eliason both won their matches having only dropped one game.
THE SCORES
Singles competition
1.
Carter Sheard (BU) def. E. Alvarez Chedzoy (CENM) 6-2, 6-3
2.
Dylan Magistad (BU) def. Travis Subbert (CENM) 6-0, 6-1
3.
Zack Chaffey (BU) def. Alex Slaymaker (CENM) 6-3, 6-4
4.
Robert Seaton (BU) def. Gavin Joblonski (CENM) 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-3)
5.
Ryan Reid (BU) def. Nile Christensen (CENM) 6-4, 6-2
6.
Brett Eliason (BU) def. Hayden Sinclair (CENM) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Dylan Magistad/
Zack Chaffey (BU) def. Alex Slaymaker/Travis Subbert (CENM) 6-2
2.
Eli Scheideman/
Robert Seaton (BU) def. Nile Christensen/Gavin Joblonski (CENM) 6-4
3.
Carter Sheard/
Brett Eliason (BU) def. E. Alvarez Chedzoy/Cashen Thompson (CENM) 6-2
UP NEXT
The Royals host Wisconsin-Stevens Point next Friday, Feb. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Rogers Tennis Club.
