UVA-Wise Tennis Blanks Pikeville

February 22, 2007

Prestonsburg, KY – Both of the UVA-Wise tennis teams blanked Pikeville College on Thursday afternoon. On the women’s side, the Lady Cavs won the three matches played and won 6-0. The Highland Cavaliers’ men dropped only five individual games on the way to a solid 9-0 over the Bears.

The women even their season mark to 1-1. Davina Dishner and Kelsey Adkins won the two singles bouts while Rhyssa Philipp and Kyndall Wininger claimed the doubles victory.

For the men, freshmen Robert Bareford and Wes Sturgill claimed their first two collegiate tennis victories. Both won their singles matches by similar 6-0 and 6-1 sets but in opposite order.

UVA-Wise tennis will be off until playing at Covenant College on Friday, March 2 nd for 3:00 p.m. matches in Chattanooga, TN.

UVA-Wise 6, Pikeville 0

Singles competition
1. Davina Dishner (WISE-W) def. Miranda Dotson (PIKE) 6-0, 6-0
2. Kelsey Adkins (WISE-W) def. Rebecca Sulligan (PIKE) 6-0, 6-2
3. Rhyssa Philipp (WISE-W) def. Default-A (PIKE), by default
4. Kyndall Wininger (WISE-W) def. Default-A (PIKE), by default

Doubles competition
1. Rhyssa Philipp/Kyndall Wininger (WISE-W) def. Miranda Dotson/Rebecca Sulligan (PIKE) 8-2
2. Davina Dishner/Kelsey Adkins (WISE-W) def. Default-A/Default-A (PIKE), by default

UVA-WISE 9, Pikeville 0

Singles competition
1. Henning Kuich (WISE-M) def. Adam Miller (PIKE) 6-0, 6-0
2. Derick Wood (WISE-M) def. Michael McDonald (PIKE) 6-1, 6-1
3. Robert Bareford (WISE-M) def. Timothy Yates (PIKE) 6-1, 6-0
4. Daniel Robinson (WISE-M) def. John Grundy (PIKE) 6-0, 6-0
5. Wes Sturgill (WISE-M) def. Michael Hamblin (PIKE) 6-0, 6-1
6. Chris Kostic (WISE-M) def. Chris Jones (PIKE) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Henning Kuich/Robert Bareford (WISE-M) def. Adam Miller/Michael McDonald (PIKE) 8-1
2. Derick Wood/Chris Kostic (WISE-M) def. Timothy Yates/Chris Jones (PIKE) 8-0
3. Daniel Robinson/Wes Sturgill (WISE-M) def. John Grundy/Michael Hamblin (PIKE) 8-1