Men's Tennis Sweeps Austin Peay 7-0 Saturday Afternoon

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Moving to 2-0 on the weekend, the Belmont University men's tennis team defeated Austin Peay 7-0 Saturday afternoon indoors at the Ensworth Tennis Center in the Music City. The Bruins (2-1) dropped only three combined games across their two finishing doubles matches against the visiting Governors (0-2), before earning wins on all six singles courts.
 
On Sunday afternoon, Belmont will attempt to make it a perfect 3-0 weekend as the Bruins host another Atlantic Sun Conference foe in North Alabama.
 
The doubles tandem of senior Diego Castro and junior Eli Mizerski blanked Austin Peay's Tom Bolton and Lucas Ranciaro 6-0 at the No. 3 spot and freshman Esteban Ortiz and junior Sabi Roi secured the doubles point at the top spot with a 6-2 win over the Governors' Sota Minami and Aeneas Schaub.
 
Although the match was not finished, the duo of junior Esunge Ndumbe and freshman Charlie Robin led Austin Peay's Javier Tortajada and Bodi van Galen 5-3 at No. 2 doubles.
 
In singles action, it was graduate Niklas von Hellens who was off the court first. At the fifth spot, von Hellens made easy work of van Galen in a 6-1, 6-1 triumph. Roi then gave Belmont a 3-0 lead in the match with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win against the Governors' Bolton at No. 2 singles.
 
The Bruins clinched the match when Ndumbe topped Austin Peay's Minami 6-3, 6-2 on the top singles court.
 
Third, fourth and sixth singles all went to a third set as freshman Morgan Woodson recovered from an opening set loss on court No. 6 against the Governors' Ranciaro. After dropping the first set, 6-3, Woodson stormed back and took sets two and three in convincing fashion, 6-1, 6-0.
 
Robin, likewise, came back from a 6-3 first-set loss at No. 3 singles. Taking on Austin Peay's Schaub, Robin won 10-5 in a 10-point tiebreaker in lieu of a third set after winning set two, 6-2.
 
At No. 4 singles, Castro closed out the day with a gritty, 10-6 super tiebreak win against the Governors' Tortajada. After Castro won the opening set, 6-3, Tortajada forced the decisive third-set breaker with a tightly-contested 7-5 second set.
 
Up Next
Belmont returns to play at the Ensworth Tennis Center Sunday at 3 p.m. against the Lions of North Alabama. Live scoring will be available on BelmontBruins.com. Next weekend, the Bruins take on nearby Vanderbilt and Louisville on the road.
 
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