Doubles Wins Push Men’s Tennis to 6-3 Triumph Over Curry

Ethan McGee (left) and Jackson Ray (right) won number-one doubles to help Brevard defeat Curry College, 6-2 (Photo courtesy of Victoria Brayman '22).
Ethan McGee (left) and Jackson Ray (right) won number-one doubles to help Brevard defeat Curry College, 6-2 (Photo courtesy of Victoria Brayman '22).
Curry College
3
Brevard College Tornados
6

Doubles

Jackson Ray / Ethan McGee (BCMTN)
def. Isaiah Goldsmith / Andrew Barron (CURRYM)
8-6
JaMarcus Walker / Troy Broska (BCMTN)
def. Kevin Meade / Nicholas Bell (CURRYM)
8-6
Miles Schafer / Brysen Hall (BCMTN)
def. No player / No player (CURRYM)
FINAL - DEFAULT

Singles

Isaiah Goldsmith (CURRYM)
def. Ethan McGee (BCMTN)
4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Andrew Barron (CURRYM)
def. Jackson Ray (BCMTN)
6-2, 6-4
Troy Broska (BCMTN)
def. Kevin Meade (CURRYM)
7-5, 5-7, 10-2
Nicholas Bell (CURRYM)
def. Miles Schafer (BCMTN)
3-6, 6-3, 12-10
Brysen Hall (BCMTN)
def. No player (CURRYM)
FINAL - DEFAULT
Andrew Ingram (BCMTN)
def. No player (CURRYM)
FINAL - DEFAULT
full stats
Posted: Mar 10, 2020

ORLANDO, Fla. - A pair of key doubles wins in the numbers one and two spots helped the Brevard College men's tennis team (2-5) earn a 6-3 decision over Curry College (0-3) at the Lake Cane Tennis Center in Orlando, Florida 

The match was part of BC's stay in the Spring Break Sports Tournament, hosted at multiple facilities including the USTA Center.

Number-one doubles pairing Jackson Ray and Ethan McGee, along with JaMarcus Walker and Troy Broska who were slotted in the number-two spot, both defeated their opponents by a score of 8-6. A number-three doubles default win gave BC an early 3-0 match lead heading into singles play. 

Claiming two singles matches by default to wrap up the team victory, Broska added a sixth point to BC's ledger with a thrilling three-set triumph over Curry's Kevin Meade. The freshman earned a first-set win, 7-5, before Meade knotted the contest at one set apiece with a 7-5 victory of his own. In the third set tiebreaker, Broska dominated, cruising to a 10-2 victory to earn the match win in number-three singles. 

In the number-one spot, McGee battled hard but was supplanted by a comeback effort from Curry's Isaiah Goldsmith. Following a win in set number one, 6-4, by McGee, Goldsmith answered back with a 6-3 second set victory. The third set was claimed by Curry's top player, 7-5, to win the match. 

Ray fell to Curry's Andrew Barron, 6-2, 6-4, in the number-two singles spot, while Miles Schafer dropped an incredibly hard-fought match in three sets in number-four singles. Schafer opened action up with a 6-3 victory in the first set that was erased by Curry's Nicholas Bell, who earned a 6-3 second-set win of his own. The third set was tightly contested, as Bell ended up with the slight upper hand, 12-10. 

The match win marked the second of the 2019-20 campaign for BC men's tennis under the direction of first-year Head Coach Brad Jones. 

The Tornados face a quick turnaround as BC's men's side will square off tomorrow against Wabash College at 3 p.m. 

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