Men's Tennis Sweeps Eastern Illinois Saturday Afternoon on the Road

CHARLESTON, Ill. – Claiming its fifth-straight victory and moving to 3-0 in Horizon League play, the Belmont University men's tennis team had very little trouble at Eastern Illinois Saturday with a 7-0 road sweep. The Bruins (8-7, 3-0 Horizon) dominated the host Panthers (3-17, 2-1 Horizon) in singles action after taking the doubles point at the Darling Courts in Charleston, Illinois.
 
Nobody across Belmont's singles lineup gave up more than four games in six straight-set wins. In doubles, the Bruins secured the opening point with triumphs at the second and third positions.
 
Senior Alfred Wallin teamed up with junior Ian Cruz at No. 2 doubles for a 6-2 win over Eastern Illinois' Cameron Slabbert and Zach White. At the third doubles spot, senior Tomas Luis and junior Gabriel Sardo defeated the Panthers' Pau Riera and William Hays 6-3.
 
Eastern Illinois' lone bright spot on the day was a 6-4 win by Tyler Carlin and Thomas Wallace at No. 1 doubles.
 
Cruz conceded only one game in the first set at third singles, handling Carlin 6-1, 6-0. Wallin was a 6-2, 6-0 winner against Slabbert at the top singles spot, while senior Niklas von Hellens played at No. 4 singles and grabbed a 6-1, 6-1 victory versus White.
 
Luis topped Riera 6-1, 6-2 at the second singles position and Sardo dismissed Wallace 6-3, 6-1 at No. 5 singles. Junior Ruben Busch earned his first dual match singles win at Belmont as he cruised past Hays 6-2, 6-2 at the sixth spot.
 
Up Next
The Bruins close out their Horizon League weekend road trip at Lindenwood Sunday afternoon. First serve from the Lindenwood Tennis Facility in St. Charles, Missouri, is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
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