Men’s Tennis Overpowers Greenville, 6-3

The Westminster men’s tennis team grabbed their first victory with a 6-3 win over Greenville College on Tuesday, April 8. The Westminster Blue Jays are now 1-1 in conference play and 1-8 overall.

Junior Tyler Wollmershauser and senior Alec Belden won their doubles match in the one spot, 8-3, and sophomore Kyle Collins and freshman Scott Strough won theirs 9-7 to head into singles play with a 2-1 lead.

T. Wollmershauser won in the one singles with a score of 0-6, 6-4, 6-1. Belden took the two’s spot 6-1 and 6-2. Junior Nathan Connell (Branson, Mo. /Branson) won the three’s spot with a 6-1 and 7-5 victory, and Collins rounded out the match win with a score of 6-4 and 6-3 in the fourth spot.

The Blue Jays will host Webster University on Thursday, April 10. Play will start at 4:00 p.m. at the Elder Tennis Courts.

Westminster 6, Greenville 3
Apr 08, 2014 at Fulton, Mo. (Elder Tennis Courts)

Singles competition
1. Tyler Wollmershauser (WCMT) def. Jon Urshan (GCMT) 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
2. Alec Belden (WCMT) def. Alex Dowley (GCMT) 6-1, 6-2
3. Nathan Connell (WCMT) def. Naoya Uematsu (GCMT) 6-1, 7-5
4. Kyle Collins (WCMT) def. Ryan Haas (GCMT) 6-4, 6-3
5. Code Power (GCMT) def. Justin Wollmershauser (WCMT) 6-3, 6-1
6. Demetrius Bush (GCMT) def. Scott Strough (WCMT) 6-3, 4-6, (10-4)
Doubles competition
1. Tyler Wollmershauser/Alec Belden (WCMT) def. Jon Urshan/Alex Dowley (GCMT) 8-3
2. Ryan Haas/Justin McDonald (GCMT) def. Nathan Connell/Justin Wollmershauser (WCMT) 8-3
3. Kyle Collins/Scott Strough (WCMT) def. Code Power/Demetrius Bush (GCMT) 9-7
Match Notes
Greenville 9-7; SLIAC 1-1
Westminster 1-8; SLIAC 1-1