Mars Hill Sweeps UVA-Wise Tennis

February 10, 2007

Mars Hill, NC - Mars Hill's tennis teams swept UVA-Wise Wise Saturday afternoon. Henning Kuich won the lone match for the Highland Cavaliers in the 8-1 loss while the women lost a couple close matches in a 9-0 defeat.

Kuich won the top men’s singles match over Mars Hill’s John Allen in three sets (3-6, 6-1, 6-4). Robert Bareford played tough at third singles but fell 4-6, 3-6 to Oscar Gomez. The UVA-Wise men are now 0-2.

Rhyssa Philip had the best showing for the Lady Cavs. Philip fell 8-9 (4) at the sixth singles spot as UVA-Wise dropped its season opener.

The UVA-Wise tennis teams will now be off until opening Appalachian Athletic Conference play March 2 nd against Covenant College in Chattanooga, TN.

Men
Singles
1 – Henning Kuich (UVA) def. John Allen 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
2 – Francisco Contreras (MH) def. Derick Wood 6-4, 6-1
3 – Oscar Gomez (MH) def. Chris Kostic 6-2, 6-2
4 – Taylan Batuk (MH) def. Robert Bareford 6-4, 6-3
5 – Andrew Waldrop (MH) def. Daniel Robinson 8-0
6 – Drew Belton (MH) def. Wes Sturgill 8-0
Doubles
1 – Allen/Contreras (MH) def. Kuich/Kostic 8-3
2 – Gomez/Batuk (MH) def. Bareford/Robinson 8-3
3 – Bobby Roddy/Waldrop (MH) def. Wood/Sturgill 8-0

Women
Singles
1 – Aylin Seyalioglu (MH) def. Davina Dishner 6-3, 6-0
2 – Nancie Gruber (MH) def. Autumn Lauzon 6-0, 6-1
3 – Whitney Stroud (MH) def. Laura King 6-2, 6-2
4 – Patty La Rovere (MH) def. Nicole Pilkenton 8-4
5 – Maranda Dellinger (MH) def. Audra Fritz 8-4
6 – Kim Blyth (MH) def. Rhyssa Philipp 9-8 (4)
Doubles
1 – Seyalioglu/Gruber (MH) def. Dishner/Lauzon 8-1
2 – Stroud/La Rovere (MH) def. King/Pilkenton 8-3
3 – Dellinger/Blythe (MH) def. Philipp/Kyndall Wininger 8-0