Zeke Cross won at singles and doubles against Greenville March 2, 2024

Men’s Tennis Win Streak Snapped by Greenville

Titans fall to Panthers, 6-3

3/2/2024 6:23:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's tennis team saw its five-game win streak snapped by Greenville University, as the Titans fell, 6-3, on Saturday, March 2. With the loss, Illinois Wesleyan falls to 5-2, while Greenville improves to 4-4.

Starting the match off in doubles action, the Titans' lone paired victory came at No. 2 doubles, with sophomore Ben Vigneri (Casper, Wyo.-Phillips Exeter Academy) and junior Zeke Cross (Springfield, Ill.-Springfield) utilizing a tiebreaker to win 8-7 (4).

Illinois Wesleyan picked up wins at No. 5 and 6 singles, but was overpowered by the top of the Panthers lineup. Cross was victorious at No. 5 individuals, winning with set scores 6-4, 7-5. Sophomore Griffin Hammond (Metamora, Ill.-Metamora Township) got the win at No. 6 singles, using three sets to do so. Hammond took the first set, 7-5, but fell in the second, 6-4. With the last set in play, Hammond bounced back to take a 10-6 decision to secure the individual victory.

IWU returns to action for its spring break trip, as the Titans travel to Orlando, Fla., for four matches Monday-Thursday, March 11-14.

Singles competition
1. Andres Sanchez (GU) def. Turnbull, Ian (IWU) 4-3
2. Clark Kent (GU) def. Vigneri, Ben (IWU) 6-3, 5-7, 10-6
3. Luke Motsinger (GU) def. McCoy, Ryan (IWU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Jean Rigaud Sanabria (GU) def. Dillow, Thad (IWU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Cross, Zeke (IWU) def. Thibaut Tignee (GU) 6-4, 7-5
6. Hammond, Griffin (IWU) def. Santiago Jaimes (GU) 7-5, 4-6, 10-6

Doubles competition
1. Clark Kent/Luke Motsinger (GU) def. Turnbull, Ian/McCoy, Ryan (IWU) 8-5
2. Vigneri, Ben/Cross, Zeke (IWU) def. Jean Rigaud Sanabria/Thibaut Tignee (GU) 8-7 (7-4)
3. Andres Sanchez/Dylan Collins (GU) def. Dillow, Thad/Hammond, Griffin (IWU) 8-3

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