Bucs remain undefeated in league action

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 4, 2022) – It was another dominating showing for the ETSU Men’s Tennis squad with a 7-0 win over Southern Conference foe, Wofford. With the win, ETSU improves to 7-4 (2-0 SoCon), while dropping the Terriers to 4-8 (0-1).

Make it eight consecutive matches with the doubles point belonging to ETSU, winning all three doubles battles. Frazier Rengifo (Cali, Colombia) and Juan Sebastian Zabala (Guayaquil, Ecuador) kicked things off with a 6-3 win in the No. 1 slot over Bryce Keim and Callum Rendle. Shortly after, Hugo Lobo (Toulon, France) and Juan Lombisano (Buenos Aires, Argentina) claimed the doubles point with a 6-4 triumph in the No. 3 slot. Dimitri Badra (Maracay, Venezuela) and Juan Jose Vargas (North Santander, Colombia) polished off doubles play with a 6-3 win of their own.

Badra started singles play for ETSU with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 win over Ashe Ray in the No. 1 slot, pushing the Buccaneer lead to 2-0. Rengifo extended the ETSU lead to 3-0 from the No. 3 slot with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Mark Endler. The match was clinched by Lobo from the No. 4 position with a 7-6(4), 6-1 victory over Alex Horn.

With the match in hand, ETSU claimed the final three singles matches to polish off the sweep over the Terriers.

ETSU is back in action tomorrow at UNC Asheville at 2 p.m. in Asheville, N.C.

Singles Competition

1. Dimitri Badra (ETSU) def. Ashe Ray (WOF), 6-1, 6-1
2. Yusuf Khamis (ETSU) def. Callum Rendle (WOF), 6-3, 6-2
3. Frazier Rengifo (ETSU) def. Mark Endler (WOF), 6-2, 6-4
4. Hugo Lobo (ETSU) def. Alex Horn (WOF), 7-6(7-4), 6-1
5. Juan Sebastian Zabala (ETSU) def. Robert Young (WOF), 6-4, 6-3
6. Juan Jose Vargas (ETSU) def. Will Fullett (WOF), 6-2, 1-6, 6-3

Doubles Competition

1. Frazier Rengifo/Juan Sebastian Zabala (ETSU) def. Bryce Keim/Callum Rendle (WOF), 6-3
2. Dimitri Badra/Juan Jose Vargas (ETSU) def. Ashe Ray/Alex Horn (WOF), 6-3
3. Hugo Lobo/Juan Lombisano (ETSU) def. Mark Endler/Will Fullett (WOF), 6-4

Match Notes: ETSU 7-4 (2-0), Wofford 4-8 (0-1)

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