HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- The Kutztown University men's tennis team battled one of the Atlantic Region's best Tuesday in Hilton Head Island, but Charleston (W.Va.) proved too much for the Golden Bears in a 7-0 sweep.

The Golden Eagles, returning NCAA Championship tournament qualifiers, got a 6-0 win from Bryson Tye and Ian Morrison at third doubles and a 6-1 victory by Alek Gracin and Thomas Andrews at second doubles to secure a point.

KU (0-5) won three games behind Nolan Perugini (Reading, Pa./Exeter Township) and Renato Santos (Seixal, Portugal/Fernão Mendes Pinto) in a 6-3 loss to Ben Lakeman and Joao Tayar at first doubles.

Junior Benjamin Kelly (Medina, Ohio/Highland) had the most success in singles capturing three games in each set of a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to Thomas Andrews at No. 4. Perugini fell 6-4, 6-1 to Lakeman at No. 1.

Charleston (3-1) is currently ranked fourth in the ITA Atlantic Region.

Kutztown ends its trip to HHI with another 2018 NCAA participant as it takes on defending Mountain East Conference runner-up Fairmont State at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Falcons are also regionally ranked, holding down the No. 6 spot in the Atlantic.
 

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Charleston (W.Va.) 7, Kutztown 0
March 12, 2019 at Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Van Der Meer Shipyard)

 

Singles

1. Ben Lakeman (UC) def. Nolan Perugini (KUTZ-M) 6-4, 6-1

2. Alek Gracin (UC) def. Renato Santos (KUTZ-M) 6-1, 6-1

3. Joao Tayar (UC) def. Josh Carl (KUTZ-M) 6-1, 6-1

4. Thomas Andrews (UC) def. Benjamin Kelly (KUTZ-M) 6-3, 6-3

5. Jason Prince (UC) def. Logan Kemp (KUTZ-M) 6-1, 6-2

6. Tristen Shaw (UC) def. Bobby Frankenfield (KUTZ-M) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Ben Lakeman/Joao Tayar (UC) def. Nolan Perugini/Renato Santos (KUTZ-M) 6-3

2. Alek Gracin/Thomas Andrews (UC) def. Josh Carl/Benjamin Kelly (KUTZ-M) 6-1

3. Bryson Tye/Ian Morrison (UC) def. Logan Kemp/Bobby Frankenfield (KUTZ-M) 6-0

Match Notes

Charleston (W.Va.) 3-1; Regional ranking #4

Kutztown 0-5

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,1,4,6,5)

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