THE FACTS
Gettysburg (3-0) 9, Catholic (6-3) 0
What: Non-conference men's tennis match
When: Monday, March 11
Where: Hilton Head, S.C.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg men's tennis opened the spring season with a sweep of the Catholic Cardinals, 9-0.
THE LEADERS
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Alex Kagan (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) won at first singles at doubles. Kagan and
Adam Contract (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) took an 8-3 victory in doubles play before Kagan won 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 1-0 in a tiebreaker first singles match.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Gettysburg swept doubles play, with the second team of
Tyler Blanz (Glen Ridge, N.J./Glen Ridge) and
Matt Porreca winning 8-2.
JP Damare (Raleigh, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons) and
Michael Zayneh rounded things out with an 8-3 win at No. 3 doubles.
• Contract finished his No. 1 singles match first with a 6-1, 6-0 victory. Blanz took a 6-0, 7-5 win at No. 2 singles to clinch the match.
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Michael Zayneh (Portsmouth, Ohio/Heritage Academy) won 6-3, 6-1 at fourth singles.
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Ben O'Connor-Skloot (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y./Dobbs Ferry) and
Connor McPartland (Furlong, Pa./Central Bucks East) took victories at fifth and sixth singles, respectively, to close out the match.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action against Greenville on Thursday. Match time is 9 a.m.
