It's taken 13 years, but we finally beat AUM, 7-2. Doubles was the key, we got off to a fast start going up 3-0. It started with Senior Captain, Will Humphreys, and freshman Brian Kowalski, jumping on AUM with a dominant performance at 3 doubles. It was followed by a great performance by junior transfer Elliot Kahler, and freshman Ian Wagner, at the number 2 spot. They both served extremely well, and most importantly, they were in every return game. Senior Captain, Dillon Pottish, and sophomore, Simon Lavoie-Perusse, overcame 2 breaks, and 4 match points, to catapult us to a 3-0 lead.
We have started out quickly against AUM in doubles before, but today, our singles came through. Pottish lead us with a brilliant win at 1. The match was clinched by Wagner at 3. Wagner played a great match today. Wagner lost a tough first set breaker, but he stayed mentally strong, and cleaned up in the 2nd and 3rd sets. Lavoie-Persusse, played a strong match at 5 singles, and freshman, Alex Ruderman, got his first win as an Eagle, at the number 6 spot.
It was a very long day and we didn't get our match against Olgethorpe started until 8:00pm. I was proud that we kept focused and won 9-0.
We have a lot of work to do, but it was great start to the 2012 season. For all match results, please go to emoryathletics.com.
What an incredible result. Great work guys!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to everyone on the team for besting an NAIA powerhouse by "manning up" with Chris not being able to play as of yet!
ReplyDeleteRoy Martino