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Wednesday, March 11
Orlando, Fla.
Noon
James Madison University
0
vs
7
Belmont
JMU Falls to Belmont in Orlando
3/11/2020 6:24:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – James Madison men's tennis was unable to secure a win in any match against a strong Belmont team, which took a 7-0 decision from the Dukes on Wednesday afternoon at the USTA National Campus in Orlando.
The Bears improved to 11-3 on the year while the Dukes fell to 7-5.
Belmont took an early 1-0 lead with wins at No. 2 doubles and No. 1 doubles. The team of Felix Rauch and Taisei Miyamoto downed senior Tate Steinour and freshman Holden Koons, 6-2, before Henrik Inno and Marko Ilic took a 6-4 decision from junior Alvaro Arce and senior Josh Raymundo.
In singles play, Belmont claimed all six matches, which included a pair in a third-set, super tiebreaker.
Senior Damon Roberts played a tight match on court four before falling to Miyamoto 7-5, 7-5. Both sophomore William Karpinski and junior Gonzalo Adis went to three sets before ultimately falling.
Karpinski forced a third set against Jake Briggs before dropping a 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (6) decision. Adis won the opening set but later fell in a long super tiebreaker to Vincent Sterkens, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (12).
UP NEXT
JMU returns to the courts on Thursday, March 11 for a doubleheader against Appalachian State at noon and Fairfield at 7 p.m. from the USTA National Campus.
The Bears improved to 11-3 on the year while the Dukes fell to 7-5.
Belmont took an early 1-0 lead with wins at No. 2 doubles and No. 1 doubles. The team of Felix Rauch and Taisei Miyamoto downed senior Tate Steinour and freshman Holden Koons, 6-2, before Henrik Inno and Marko Ilic took a 6-4 decision from junior Alvaro Arce and senior Josh Raymundo.
In singles play, Belmont claimed all six matches, which included a pair in a third-set, super tiebreaker.
Senior Damon Roberts played a tight match on court four before falling to Miyamoto 7-5, 7-5. Both sophomore William Karpinski and junior Gonzalo Adis went to three sets before ultimately falling.
Karpinski forced a third set against Jake Briggs before dropping a 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (6) decision. Adis won the opening set but later fell in a long super tiebreaker to Vincent Sterkens, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (12).
UP NEXT
JMU returns to the courts on Thursday, March 11 for a doubleheader against Appalachian State at noon and Fairfield at 7 p.m. from the USTA National Campus.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Felix Rauch / 0 [BEL]
66
02
#2 Singles Match
12
Marko Ilic / 0 [BEL]
66
22
#3 Singles Match
12
Arthur Toledo / 0 [BEL]
66
21
#4 Singles Match
12
Taisei Miyamoto / 0 [BEL]
77
55
#5 Singles Match
123
Jake Briggs / 0 [BEL]
621
460
#6 Singles Match
123
Vincent Sterkens / 0 [BEL]
361
640
Order of Finish:
1,3,2,4,5,6
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