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Box Score 2 JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – The men's tennis team was back in action yesterday when they traveled to Jacksonville, Illinois, to take on Illinois College and Westminster (Mo.) College for a nonconference doubleheader. The Gorloks won both matches as they defeated the Blue Boys by a final score of 8-1 before defeating the Blue Jays by a final score of 8-1 to improve to 6-9 on the season.
The Gorloks got off to great start against Illinois College as they swept the doubles portion of the match.
Matthew Birchmeier and
Carson Fisher won #1 doubles as they defeated Jeff Wernsing and Glenn Conway by a final score of 8-2.
Ethan Foucheaux and
Tyler Gonzales won #2 doubles over Andrus Dupre and Grayson Dupre by a final score of 8-2.
Jack Forlenza and
Robert McDaniel completed the doubles sweep with an 8-2 win over Allen Oakley and Antonio Loaiza in #3 doubles.
Webster would go on to take five out of six points in the singles portion of the match.
Ethan Foucheaux won #1 singles by final scores of 6-4 and 6-0.
Matthew Birchmeier took #2 singles by final scores of 6-2 and 6-1.
Carson Fisher captured #3 singles by final scores of 7-6 and 6-3.
Robert McDaniel won #4 singles by final scores of 7-5 and 6-4.
Jack Forlenza tallied the final point for Webster winning #5 singles by final scores of 6-0 and 6-1.
In their second match, the Gorloks would take two out of three points to start doubles.
Ethan Foucheaux and
Tyler Gonzales won #2 doubles over Will Morris and Hugo Jovet by a final score of 8-1.
Jack Forlenza and
Robert McDaniel scored the second point as they defeated Travis Bieg and Ryan Pemberton in #3 doubles by a final score of 8-0.
Webster would go on to sweep the Blue Jays in singles as they won all six points.
Ethan Foucheaux won #1 singles by a final score of 8-3.
Matthew Birchmeier took #2 singles by a final score of 8-0.
Carson Fisher won #3 singles by a final score of 8-0.
Robert McDaniel captured #4 singles by a final score of 8-0.
Tyler Gonzales won #5 singles by a final score of 8-3. Lastly,
Noah Thomas won #6 singles by a final score of 8-0.
The Gorloks will return to the court on Wednesday, March 27
th when they take on Kaskaskia (Ill.) College for an exhibition match. The match will take place at 3 p.m. at the Webster Groves Recreational Complex.
