Saturday, April 1
Richmond, Va.
1:00 p.m.
Davidson College
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Richmond
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats Fall to Red-Hot Richmond on Saturday, 6-1
4/1/2017 8:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Gavin McFarlin - Associate SID
Match Results at Richmond
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RICHMOND, Va.  — The Davidson men's tennis team was unable to stop a red-hot Richmond team, as the Spiders won their 17th consecutive match by taking a 6-1 home decision Saturday in Atlantic 10 play.
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The Spiders, who are coached by former Wildcat assist Ben Johnson, moved to 18-2 overall and 3-0 in league play, while the 'Cats fell to 14-6 and 4-2 in A-10 matches. It was just their second defeat in the past seven matches.
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Senior J.B. Gough scored the lone team point for the 'Cats with a victory at No. 5 singles for his third straight win and 11th on the season.
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Despite the setback, the 'Cats battled to the end at several positions, starting in doubles play. The No. 1 team of Axel Fries and Gough took the Spiders top team to a tie-breaker before falling, 7-2. The defeat snapped a season-high eight-match win streak for the duo and was just their fourth defeat in 18 matches.
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The pair of Shamael Chaudhry and David Hager pulled out a tie-breaker win at No. 2 (7-4) for their first win together, but Richmond got the doubles point behind a 6-3 win at No. 3.
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Chaudhry fell in straight sets at No. 1 singles, but did force a tie-breaker in the second set before the match ended at 7-5 in the tie-breaker. Fries pushed his Spider opponent to three sets, but also came up short in the end, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.
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Freshman Thomas Mason won nine games in his match at No. 6, but it was not enough in a 6-4, 7-5 defeat.
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Davidson will take on N.C. Central tomorrow on the road in a 12 p.m. match in Durham, N.C.
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DavidsonPhotos.com
RICHMOND, Va.  — The Davidson men's tennis team was unable to stop a red-hot Richmond team, as the Spiders won their 17th consecutive match by taking a 6-1 home decision Saturday in Atlantic 10 play.
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The Spiders, who are coached by former Wildcat assist Ben Johnson, moved to 18-2 overall and 3-0 in league play, while the 'Cats fell to 14-6 and 4-2 in A-10 matches. It was just their second defeat in the past seven matches.
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Senior J.B. Gough scored the lone team point for the 'Cats with a victory at No. 5 singles for his third straight win and 11th on the season.
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Despite the setback, the 'Cats battled to the end at several positions, starting in doubles play. The No. 1 team of Axel Fries and Gough took the Spiders top team to a tie-breaker before falling, 7-2. The defeat snapped a season-high eight-match win streak for the duo and was just their fourth defeat in 18 matches.
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The pair of Shamael Chaudhry and David Hager pulled out a tie-breaker win at No. 2 (7-4) for their first win together, but Richmond got the doubles point behind a 6-3 win at No. 3.
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Chaudhry fell in straight sets at No. 1 singles, but did force a tie-breaker in the second set before the match ended at 7-5 in the tie-breaker. Fries pushed his Spider opponent to three sets, but also came up short in the end, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.
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Freshman Thomas Mason won nine games in his match at No. 6, but it was not enough in a 6-4, 7-5 defeat.
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Davidson will take on N.C. Central tomorrow on the road in a 12 p.m. match in Durham, N.C.
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