The College of Wooster men's tennis team is off to a stellar start on its spring break trip in Hilton Head, South Carolina, posting a 3-0 record through three games and pushing its season record to 6-1.
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Wooster 4, St. Ambrose 3
March 15
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Wooster opened their trip with a thrilling 4-3 win over Saint Ambrose University.
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The Scots opened by taking the doubles point, winning the No. 1 and No. 3 flights.Â
Max Stratford andÂ
Anthony VanOyen won 6-4 in the top slot, whileÂ
Andrew Wissman andÂ
Walker Wood needed the tiebreak to take the third flight, 7-6 (3).
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Wooster took the top three flights in singles play to secure the win. None of them came easy as VanOyen claimed Wooster's lone double-point earner at the No. 1 flight with a 6-1, 7-5 win.
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Ian Royse needed a second set tiebreaker to take the No. 2 flight, 6-4, 7-6 (5), whileÂ
Enzo Lopes won a 10-point third set in the No. 3 flight, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (6).
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Wooster 7, Stevenson 0
March 17
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The men's tennis team had its Monday match versus Asbury rained out but came back on Tuesday to win all matches against Stevenson University for a 7-0 victory.
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Wisman and Wood combined to lose just one game between their three matches. The duo won 6-0 in the No. 3 doubles flight before Wissman won 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 5 flight, and Wood won 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 6 flight.
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VanOyen and Lopes took a 6-3 win in the No. 1 doubles flight, while Royse and Dickerson won 6-2 in the No. 2 flight to wrap doubles play.
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In singles play, VanOyen took a 6-1, 6-3 win in the No. 1 flight, and Lopes won 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 3 flight.
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Royse and Dickerson each need a 10-point third set to determine their match, but both came out on top. Royse won in the No. 2 flight, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (8), and Dickerson won his No. 4 flight match 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (6).
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Wooster 7, Schreiner 0
March 18
Wooster took its second straight 7-0 victory after defeating Schreiner University on Wednesday.
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The Scots took two of the three doubles flights. VanOyen and Lopes won 6-2 in the No. 1 flight, and Wissman and Wood won 6-4 in the No. 3 flight.Â
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In singles play, VanOyen cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win, as did Royse in the No. 2 flight, 6-0, 6-0 and Dickerson in the No. 4 flight, 6-0, 6-1.
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Lopes won 6-3, 6-3 in the No. 3 flight, and Wissman won 6-4, 6-2 in the No. 5 flight. Finally, Wood took a 6-1, 0-6, 1-0 (4) win to seal the night.
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The Scots continue their Florida trip with scheduled matches on Thursday and Friday.