Box Scores: Men | Women

HILTON HEAD, S.C. (March 7, 2016) – The Drew University men's and women's tennis teams each won their openers at the PTR Spring TennisFest in South Carolina on Monday morning, with the men defeating Emory & Henry College, 7-2, and the women sweeping Delaware Valley College, 9-0.
 
The Ranger men improve to 2-0 on the season with the 7-2 victory, which had two wins by way of default. Senior Adam Clark and freshman Vineet Vemulapally again showed good chemistry at first doubles, winning 8-3. Will Morrison and Chris Morville also won their No. 2 doubles match, 8-3, as Drew took a 3-0 lead after doubles play.
 
Vemulapally remained perfect in singles play to start his collegiate career. He won his No. 2 singles match (6-1, 6-1) to improve to 3-0 this season. Morrison and junior Erdi Demirbulakli also won in straight sets to cap the Spring Break opener victory.
 
The women were flawless on Monday, dropping only 10 games in singles play. The hardest test came at No. 1 doubles, where freshman Ty Ty Nguyen and junior Jessica Cheng teamed up for a gritty 9-7 win. Senior Kirby Clark and junior Megan Jarvis took care of their second doubles opponents, 8-1, while sophomores Kathryn Swenor and Andrea Defillo won at No. 3 doubles, 8-4.
 
Nguyen and Cheng parted way to take on singles competition and could not have been more successful. Nguyen at No. 1 and Cheng at No. 2 each won their matches 6-0, 6-0. Clark won at the third position (6-1, 6-0) while Swenor was victorious 6-0, 6-2.
 
Sophomore Marta Muncharaz got her first singles win at the No. 6 spot and Defillo won at fifth singles to ice the Rangers' sweep.
 
The Rangers are back in action in Hilton Head on Wednesday, March 9 as the women face Baldwin Wallace University and the men take on Spring Arbor University.