BUENA VISTA, Va. – Junior Connor Hoerr (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) earned victories in both singles and doubles as the Randolph-Macon men's tennis team topped Southern Virginia 5-1 Saturday morning.
Hoerr teamed with junior Ira Usry (Columbia, S.C./Hammond) to win at No. 3 doubles 8-3 over Adam Blocher and Brian Blocher. The Yellow Jackets led 2-1 after doubles as junior sophomore John Adam (Vienna, Va./James Madison) and freshman Bradley Stein (Virginia Beach, Va./Norfolk Academy) posted an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles.
Hoerr also won at No. 2 singles over Dallin Evans 6-2, 6-4. Junior Ryan Byrd (Toano, Va./Warhill) took No. 1 singles 6-1, 6-2 over Pradeep Ravisankar and senior Michael Baxter (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) won at No. 3 singles 6-4, 6-2 over Cooper Brown.
The Yellow Jackets (2-1) will open ODAC play at 3 p.m. this afternoon at Washington & Lee.
Doubles
1 Pradeep Ravisankar/Dallin Evans (SVU) def. Michael Baxter/Ryan Byrd (R-MC) 8-5
2 Bradley Stein/John Adam (R-MC) def. Cooper Brown/Zac Bowers (SVU) 8-4
3 Connor Hoerr/Ira Usry (R-MC) def. Adam Blocher/Brian Blocher (SVU) 8-3
Singles
1 Ryan Byrd (R-MC) def. Pradeep Ravisankar (SVU) 6-1, 6-2
2 Connor Hoerr (R-MC) def. Dallin Evans (SVU) 6-2, 6-4
3 Michael Baxter (R-MC) def. Cooper Brown (SVU) 6-4, 6-2
4 John Adam (R-MC) vs. Zac Bowers (SVU) DNF
5 Bradley Stein (R-MC) v. Adam Blocher (SVU) DNF
6 Ira Usry (R-MC) v. Brian Blocher (SVU) DNF