Jackeline Martinez

Women's Tennis

Nazareth edges Nebraska Wesleyan, 5-4

Men's Results
Women's Results
By Dan Matteo
HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- Nazareth's women's tennis team started its spring break in winning fasion as the Golden Flyers won all three doubles matches in a 5-4 victory over Nebraska Wesleyan. Nazareth also won the men's match, 8-1.

In the women's match, Nazareth won all three doubles matches to edge Nebraska Wesleyan. Senior Jackeline Martinez won at both first singles and first doubles. She won 6-3, 6-2 in singles and then teamed with senior Elizabeth Way for an 8-0 win in doubles.

Junior Sherrita Wilkins also won twice, taking her sixth singles match 6-2, 6-2 and them combining with Christine Cary for a 8-6 win at third doubles. Nazareth's other point came from Kelly Noble and Alex Vizgaitis# at second doubles, 8-4.

In the men's match, Nazareth started the day with a strong doubles performance, winning two of three matches to set the tone.   Junior Adam Landry and freshman Jeremy Mancus teamed up for a dominating 8-0 victory.  In the third doubles spot, senior captain Steve Trobert and freshman Bret Beaver helped keep up the pace with an 8-4 win.  At first doubles, freshmen Ryan McCormick and Josh Mulligan struggled to find a rhythm, suffering the only loss of the day at 8-4.

In singles action, all six starters were victorious.  In the first set of his match, McCormick stormed back from being down 2-5 to win 7-5 after warming up.  Then in the third, McCormick again staged an impressive rally down 6-9 to come back and take the super tiebreaker 13-11.  Trobert displayed tremendous patience in his match after losing the first set, rallying 6-2 in the second, and then 10-5 in the third set super breaker.  Other highlights included Landry's victory at second singles in a back-and-forth third set super breaker, a steady performance by Mulligan and Mancus, and a dominating showing by Beaver.

Both team play Scranton Monday at 8 a.m.

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