Men's Tennis Shuts Out Bulldogs
Men's Tennis Shuts Out Bulldogs

BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State University men's tennis rolled to a 7-0 win over The Citadel in a Southern Conference contest on Saturday at Deer Valley Racquet Club.

The Mountaineers (7-8, 4-0 SoCon) remained perfect in league play and improved to 3-0 at home on the season while the Bulldogs (2-24, 0-6) lost for the 18th-straight time.

Appalachian set the tone early with a dominant performance in doubles play. The No. 1 team of Sebastien King/Zach Bost picked up an 8-3 win while the No. 2 tandem of Oliver Casey/Daniel Hoang cruised to an 8-1 win. The Mountaineers' No. 3 duo of Steve Lake/Jack Maddocks shut out its opponent with an 8-0 win.

The momentum rolled over into singles play as King grabbed a win at No. 1 (6-4, 6-4) and Casey once again won at No. 2 (6-3, 7-6). Hoang also won it straight sets at No. 3 (6-1, 6-2) while Maddocks won 61, 6-2 at No. 5 and Jan-Willem Kleynhans scored a win at No. 6 (6-2, 6-0). Bost went to three sets against his opponent at No.4 and prevailed by a final of 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Appalachian State returns to action on Monday when it travels to Presbyterian for a 2 p.m. non-conference contest.

Appalachian State 7, The Citadel 0
Mar 29, 2014 at Boone, N.C. (Deer Valley Racquet Club)

Singles competition
1. Sebastien King (APP) def. Elliott Sperr (CIT) 6-4, 6-4
2. Oliver Casey (APP) def. Peter Bleach (CIT) 6-3, 7-6
3. Daniel Hoang (APP) def. Connor Grady (CIT) 6-1, 6-2
4. Zach Bost (APP) def. Oliver Dedding (CIT) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
5. Jack Maddocks (APP) def. Marvin Pagayonan (CIT) 6-1, 6-2
6. Jan-Willem Kleynhans (APP) def. Joe Bove (CIT) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Zach Bost/Sebastien King (APP) def. Peter Bleach/Elliott Sperr (CIT) 8-3
2. Oliver Casey/Daniel Hoang (APP) def. Connor Grady/Oliver Dedding (CIT) 8-1
3. Steve Lake/Jack Maddocks (APP) def. Marvin Pagayonan/Joe Bove (CIT) 8-0
Match Notes
The Citadel 2-24, 0-6 SoCon
Appalachian State 7-8, 4-0 SoCon
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