BREVARD, N.C. - The Brevard College men's tennis team (1-4) earned its first victory under Head Coach Brad Jones in the 2019-20 campaign with a dominant 8-1 victory over Spartanburg Methodist College (0-6) in the Tornados' Spring season-opener at the McCoy Tennis Complex.
The victory came by way of numerous first-career wins for the young Tornado team comprised of six freshmen and one sophomore.
BC newcomers Ethan McGhee, Jackson Ray, Miles Schafer, and JaMarcus Walker each earned their first collegiate victories in singles play. Moreover, the duos of McGhee/Ray, Troy Broska/Andrew Ingram, and Miles Schafer/JaMarcus Walker collected their first wins as doubles pairings.
McGhee and Ray took an 8-2 doubles decision in the number-one spot, followed by Broska and Ingram's 8-2 victory in no. 2 doubles. The duo of Schafer and Walker claimed an 8-1 victory in number-three doubles, putting the Tornados up by a 3-0 margin in the match.
The Tornados took number two through six singles in decisive fashion en route to the 8-1 match win. Team captain Ray earned a 6-3, 6-3 no. 2 singles win over Oliver Ellis, while Broska claimed a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Dawson Skinner. Ingram (6-1, 6-0), Schafer (6-0, 6-0) and Walker (6-2, 6-1) all cruised to their respective victories, wrapping up Brevard's first win of 2019-20.
Brevard competed against NCAA DII Southern Wesleyan in the second game of the Spring-opening doubleheader, falling by a final score of 9-0.
The Tornados will be off from game action for two weeks before hosting Pfeiffer University on Saturday, February 29 at 1 p.m. at the McCoy Tennis Complex.
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