JMU Downs Appalachian State, 4-0

Thursday, March 12

Orlando, Fla.

Noon

James Madison University

Appalachian State

3/12/2020 4:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

ORLANDO, Fla. – James Madison men's tennis bounced back with a 4-0 victory against Appalachian State on Thursday afternoon at the USTA National Campus.

The Dukes improved to 8-5 on the year, while the Mountaineers dropped to 3-11. JMU won a pair of doubles matches and three singles matches to earn the team win.

Freshman Holden Koons and senior Tate Steinour downed Milo Bargeron and Matvey Radionov by a score of 6-3 on court two, and junior Gonzalo Adis and sophomore William Karpinski earned a 6-2 win on court three versus Zion Heaven and Alessio Azzalini to give the Dukes the 1-0 lead after doubles play.

Koons and senior Damon Roberts captured straight-set wins at No. 2 singles and No. 4 singles to extend JMU's lead to 3-0 on App State. Koons rolled to a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Aleksandar Petrovic, and Roberts cruised past Heaven by scores of 6-2, 6-2.

Adis clinched the match for JMU with his big come-from-behind win at No. 6 singles, as he beat Pavkovich 1-6, 6-1, 6-2. With the match in hand, the other three singles matches were halted.

JMU 4, Appalachian State 0
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2,3*)
Arce/Raymundo (JMU) vs. Petrovic/Radionov (APP), 4-2 unfinished
Koons/Steinour (JMU) def. Bargeron/Pavkovich (APP), 6-3
Adis/Karpinski (JMU) def. Heaven/Azzalini (APP), 6-2

Singles (Order of Finish: 4,2,6*)
Alvaro Arce (JMU) vs. Milo Bargeron (APP), 6-2, 2-6 unfinished
Holden Koons (JMU) def. Aleksandar Petrovic (APP), 6-4, 6-2
Stefan Petrovic (JMU) vs. Matvey Radionov (APP), 0-6, 7-5 unfinished
Damon Roberts (JMU) def. Zion Heaven (APP), 6-2, 6-2
William Karpinski (JMU) vs. Blake Carter (APP), 6-2, 2-6 unfinished
Gonzalo Adis (JMU) def. Alex Pavkovich (APP), 1-6, 6-1, 6-2