Box Score
MARIETTA, Ohio – The Marietta College men's tennis team swept the season series with Bethany College (W.Va.) Monday (April 1) posting a 9-0 shutout for the second time in eight days. The Pioneers improve to 5-3 on the season, while the Bison fall to 3-5 overall.
Marietta's freshman tandem of
Ashton Whiteleather (Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg) and
Alex Schaeffer (Louisville/Marlington) quickly dispatched Dustin Maiolo and James Peterson at No. 1 doubles by the score of 8-0. Whiteleather downed Peterson 6-0 and 6-2 at No. 1 singles as well.
At No. 2 doubles,
Andy Knauff (Valencia, Pa./Mars Area) and
Tanner Sigman (Winfield, W.Va./Poca) posted an 8-2 win over Kyle Booker and Jared Roque.
Taimur Ahmed (Islamabad, Pakistan/Froebels International) and
Ryan Gontero (Kent/Kent Roosevelt) teamed up for the first time this season to win the final doubles match, 8-6, against Dakota Maravelis and Dylan Schooley.
Schaeffer and
Teddy Daub (Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg) posted straight-set wins at Nos. 2 and 3 singles. Schaeffer downed Maravelis 6-0 and 6-0, while Daub was a 6-2 and 6-1 winner against Maiolo.
Karl Grant (Elmhurst, Ill./York) made quick work of Roque at No. 4 singles, 6-0 and 6-0. Sigman recorded the win at No. 5 over Booker, 6-1, 6-3.
Abdul Sheikh (Columbus/Saint Johnsbury Acad.) completed the sweep with a three-set thriller at No. 6 singles. Sheikh took the first set against Schooley 6-3, but dropped the second 2-6. With the overall match decided, the pair played a pro-set to determine the match. Sheikh prevailed 10-8 to secure the win.
Marietta is right back on the court for a nonconference match at Waynesburg College (Pa.) Tuesday (April 2) at 3:30 p.m. Fans can follow the Pioneers all season long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter.
