ATLANTA – Cameron Burkes and Zoe Raymond posted a resilient win at No. 3 doubles, and the Oglethorpe men's tennis team topped Rhodes 6-3 Sunday at Downing Howell Tennis Courts. Oglethorpe's women suffered a 9-0 loss despite coming off a big win Saturday over Hendrix.
Burkes and Raymond went to a tiebreak in their doubles match with the overall score 1-1 before quickly seeing themselves down 5-0 in the breaker. A quick refocus saw the pair turn things around equally as quick, as they won six straight points to regain the lead 6-5. Two points after that, Burkes hit a forehand winner down the line to secure the 8-6 win and give the Petrels a 2-1 lead through doubles.
Daniel Cohen provided the clinching point with a 6-1 win in a third set at No. 2 singles, although Burkes and Raymond still carried their momentum over into singles, where they both won easily at No. 5 and No. 6.
Cohen's victory saw him improve to 9-0 this season, which is one better than the team's record of 8-1. Raymond's win also kept him perfect at 7-0 on the year. Burkes improved to 7-1.
On the women's side, Izzy Forster and Sydney Dattilo had close matches at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, both forcing tiebreaks in their opening set, but the Petrels came up empty for their second SAA loss of the season.
Match Notes
- Cohen (9-0) is 5-0 at No. 2 singles and 4-0 at No. 3 singles.
- Raymond (7-0) and Tony Molinet (3-0) also maintain perfect records this year.
- Burkes and Vincent Claussen also are perfect at 3-0 in the SAA.
- Burkes' win was his seventh straight.
- Burkes/Raymond lead the team in doubles with a 7-2 record. Claussen and Kirkman Kiker are one win behind at 6-2 in doubles.
- The Stormy Petrels are 4-0 on their home court.
- They also rank atop the SAA alongside Sewanee, both at 3-0.
Up Next
Oglethorpe's men and women both will hit the road for Millsaps and Birmingham Southern next weekend. The teams will be home again on Saturday-Sunday, April 23-24, for Centre and fellow SAA leader Sewanee.
