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Men's Tennis

Men's tennis wins sixth in a row, beats Berry 8-1

 The Oglethorpe men's tennis team continued their outstanding run of play of late, winning their sixth match in a row with an 8-1 triumph over Berry at the Howell Courts on Saturday. The victory improved the Stormy Petrels to 7-1 on the season overall and 3-1 in SAA play.

The Petrels won two of the three doubles matches in the early-going Saturday, putting themselves in excellent position. Freshmen Ameya Dani and Daniel Cohen took down the top-line match 8-6 while seniors Walker Benson and Zoe Raymond won 8-4 at No. 3. 

Oglethorpe went on to sweep all six matches in singles competition. Dani won the most competitive of them at No. 1, winning a three-set thriller 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Freshman Vince Claussen swept his opponent 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 while Benson won 6-2, 6-4 at No. 3. Cohen took down his No. 5 match 6-2, 6-1 while Raymond did the same 6-3, 6-4 at No. 6. Senior Calvin Schneider was leading the first set of his match 4-0 when his opponent withdrew, giving him the Petrels' eighth point of the day. 

The Petrels will be back in action with a pair of matches from Alabama next weekend, when they take on Birmingham-Southern in matches on Friday and Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Walker Benson

Walker Benson

Junior
Zoe Raymond

Zoe Raymond

Senior
Calvin Schneider

Calvin Schneider

Junior
Vince Claussen

Vince Claussen

Freshman
Daniel Cohen

Daniel Cohen

Freshman
Ameya Dani

Ameya Dani

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Walker Benson

Walker Benson

Junior
Zoe Raymond

Zoe Raymond

Senior
Calvin Schneider

Calvin Schneider

Junior
Vince Claussen

Vince Claussen

Freshman
Daniel Cohen

Daniel Cohen

Freshman
Ameya Dani

Ameya Dani

Freshman