Hampden-Sydney Tennis rolled to an 8-1 win over Lynchburg College in the season opener for the Tigers.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Hampden-Sydney 8, Lynchburg 1
• Records: Hampden-Sydney 1-0, 1-0 ODAC; Lynchburg 1-1, 0-1 ODAC

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Tigers were without the services of their projected #3 player Clark Cummings and thus also half of their regular #2 doubles team
• The Tigers swept all three doubles matches
• Matthew Moody and Michael Moody took out Juan Borga and Bryce Barber 8-5
• Trent Singleton and Levy Young defeated Dominick Gutierrez and Nick Savino 8-6
• Harrison Stone and Grayson Burns earned the victory at the #3 flight by a score of 8-3 against Alex Ferraccio and Andrew Link
• Michael Moody took quick care of Zack Shane 6-1, 6-3 at the #2 singles flight while Stone clinched the win for the Tigers at 6-0, 6-2 at the #5 spot
• Singleton was victorious by a score of 7-5, 6-2 at the third spot while Young went 6-4, 6-3 in a win at #4
• Burns won the last match for the Tigers at the #6 flight, going 7-5, 4-6, 10-2

UP NEXT

• Hampden-Sydney heads up to Boar's Head in Charlottesville on March 1 to play Shenandoah at 6 pm