Dukes Secure Back-to-Back Wins with 6-1 Victory Over Norfolk State

Sunday, April 18

Norfolk, Va.

2 p.m.

James Madison University

Norfolk State

Dukes Secure Back-to-Back Wins with 6-1 Victory Over Norfolk State

4/18/2021 6:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison men's tennis won for the second time in as many days with a 6-1 victory at Norfolk State on Sunday afternoon at the NSU Tennis Complex.

The Dukes improved to 7-6, while the Spartans fell to 7-4.

The match began with a sweep in doubles, as redshirt junior Gonzalo Adis and redshirt sophomore William Karpinski earned a 6-0 victory over Ibrahim Abbas and Ivan Ivars on court three.

The doubles pair of redshirt freshman Holden Koons and redshirt senior Paul Mendoza clinched the doubles point for the Dukes on court one. They triumphed over Federico Rebecchini and Ignacio Guevel, 6-3.

JMU carried the momentum throughout singles play. Karpinski was first to finish, defeating Abbas 6-1, 6-1 on court five. Mendoza followed soon after on court four, beating Ivars 6-3, 6-0.

The clinching point came on court six, as freshman Mario Pena earned his second victory of the weekend. He topped Guevel with a 7-5, 6-0 victory.

Koons continued his strong play this year on court one with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Rebecchini. The final point for the Dukes came on court three, as freshman Oscar Hernandez outlasted Santiago Rendon in three sets. After dropping the first set, 5-7, Hernandez came back to win the final two sets, 6-4, 1-0 (4).

QUOTING ASSISTANT COACH JASON SINKOFF
"We got off to another quick start in doubles today, and once we got our breaks, we held serve which was a big focus this week. In singles, the guys competed well and were always looking for opportunities to attack and get into the net. All around great job today. Go Dukes!"

UP NEXT
The Dukes have their final regular season match of the season on Wednesday, April 21 when they travel to CAA foe Elon. The match is set to start at 3 p.m.