JMU Overpowers Mount St. Mary's, 6-1

Saturday, April 1

Harrisonburg, Va.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

Mount St. Mary's (Md.)

4/1/2017 4:20:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison men's tennis secured its sixth straight victory by overpowering Mount St. Mary's 6-1 on Saturday afternoon at Hillside Courts.

The Dukes (11-6, 2-1 CAA) swept the doubles point over the Mount (3-11) before winning the first six singles decisions.

Freshmen Paul Mendoza and Tate Steinour have won six straight singles matches, including their wins today. Mendoza was the first to finish with a two-set victory at No. 3 singles, and Steinour secured the final JMU point of the afternoon in a three-set tiebreak at No. 6 singles.

Senior Brett Moorhead won his No. 4 singles match over Brandon Wortkotter in two sets, coming back from a 4-1 deficit in set one to win 7-6(3) before rolling 6-1 in set two.

RESULTS
Doubles (1, 2*, 3)
1. Theophile Lanthiez/Paul Mendoza (JMUM) def. Mateo DeSomocurcio/Darren Mast (MOUNT) 6-2
2. Sebastian Salinas/Damon Roberts (JMUM) def. Jean Armstrong/Zachary Burau (MOUNT) 6-3
3. Brett Moorhead/Tate Steinour (JMUM) def. Brandon Wortkotter/Louis Tonon (MOUNT) 6-4
Singles (3, 2, 5*, 4, 6, 1)
1. Mateo DeSomocurcio (MOUNT) def. Sebastian Salinas (JMUM) 3-6, 7-5, 10-8
2. Damon Roberts (JMUM) def. Darren Mast (MOUNT) 6-2, 6-1
3. Paul Mendoza (JMUM) def. Louis Tonon (MOUNT) 6-0, 6-1
4. Brett Moorhead (JMUM) def. Brandon Wortkotter (MOUNT) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
5. Theophile Lanthiez (JMUM) def. Peter Landis (MOUNT) 6-2, 6-3
6. Tate Steinour (JMUM) def. Jean Armstrong (MOUNT) 6-4, 4-6, 10-6

UP NEXT
The Dukes hit the road for the first time in two weeks and travel to Radford on Wednesday, April 5 for a 3 p.m. match. They will return home for their final home contest of the season on Friday, April 7 as JMU hosts College of Charleston for Senior Day.