FULTON, Mo. - The men's tennis team defeated Westminster in two matches on Tuesday afternoon, winning 9-0 in the first match before defeating the Blue Jays 5-0 in the second match.
Match 1
Greenville did not take their entire roster to the match because Westminster only had a program of four players. In the first match, GU won three matches by default.
In the matches that were contested, Greenville's No. 1 doubles combination of Clark Kent and Luke Motsinger shut out Westminster 8-0. The No. 2 pairing of Jordi Matuhen and Thibaut Tignee also won 8-0.
In singles, the matches were eight game pro sets. Greenville's No. 1 Matuhen had the closest match, winning an 8-6 decision.
No. 2 Kent was an 8-3 winner, No. 3 Motsinger earned an 8-1 win, and No. 4 Tignee delivered an 8-0 shutout.
Match 2
In the second match, the teams only had to play two doubles matches to give Greenville a match clinching five wins.
GU changed their doubles combinations. Kent joined Matuhen at No. 1 doubles, and Motsinger played with Tignee at No. 2 doubles.
Kent/Matuhen won 8-2, and Motsinger/Tignee picked up an 8-0 shutout. GU won No. 3 doubles, No. 5 singles, and No. 6 singles by default.
Up Next
The Panthers (16-7, 1-0 UMAC) will play Webster at home on Wednesday at 4 p.m.