Men's tennis wins for ninth time in a row with 6-3 victory over N.C. Wesleyan

by Cory Guinn

WILSON, N.C. – The Barton men's tennis team collected its ninth straight win with a 6-3 victory over NCAA Division II opponent N.C. Wesleyan College on Wednesday afternoon at the Barton Tennis Complex.

In doubles play, N.C. Wesleyan picked up a point with a win at No.1 before Barton claimed two points at No. 2 and No. 3 for the early lead. The No. 2 tandem of seniors Jake McCartney and Yaxi Pintado won 8-2, before the duo of freshman Alexandre Alves and Ermanno Galimberti picked up an 8-5 win for BC's second point.

Sophomore Jesus Gil extended the BC lead with a 6-3, 6-0 win, his seventh straight, in the No. 5 singles position, as N.C. Wesleyan responded with a win at No. 4. Alves also earned a 7-6 (6-3), 6-1 win at No. 6 before a 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 win by freshman Julian Bosch, his eighth in a row, at No. 2 clinched the win for the Bulldogs.

The Battling Bishops' final point of the match came via a win at No. 3, as McCartney won in the No. 1 position 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 10-3 in a super tiebreaker.

Barton gets back into Conference Carolinas play this weekend when it travels to Gaffney, S.C. for a match against Limestone College on Saturday, March 25 at Noon.

Barton 6, N.C. Wesleyan 3

Singles:
1. Jake McCartney (BARTON) def. Sebastian Sikh (NCWM) 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 10-3
2. Julian Bosch (BARTON) def. Ioannis Brokakis (NCWM) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
3. J.D. Telles (NCWM) def. Yaxi Pintado (BARTON) 6-3, 6-4
4. David Appelqvist (NCWM) def. Ermanno Galimberti (BARTON) 6-4, 6-0
5. Jesus Gil (BARTON) def. Mark Sokolov (NCWM) 6-3, 6-0
6. Alexandre Alves (BARTON) def. David Chang (NCWM) 7-6 (6-3), 6-1

Doubles:
1. Ioannis Brokakis/Sebastian Sikh (NCWM) def. Julian Bosch/Jesus Gil (BARTON) 8-5
2. Jake McCartney/Yaxi Pintado (BARTON) def. David Appelqvist/David Chang (NCWM) 8-2
3. Alexandre Alves/Ermanno Galimberti (BARTON) def. J.D. Telles/Ben Tolhurst (NCWM) 8-5