Erwin Clinches 4-3 Win at Delaware

Sunday, January 19

Elkton, Md.

Noon

University of Richmond

Delaware

01/19/2020 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

ELKTON, Md. – The University of Richmond men's tennis team won the doubles point and split singles matches to earn a 4-3 win at Delaware Sunday at Elkton Indoor Tennis.

"This was a great start to our season for the guys," head coach Houston Barrick said. "We got off to a solid start after winning the doubles point and battled in singles to come away with the win. I was really proud of Campbell Erwin for clinching the match and look forward to watching this team grow throughout the season."

With the Spiders leading 3-2, sophomore Campbell Erwin (San Antonio, Texas) won in straight sets against Delaware's Curran Verma, 6-0, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.

The Spiders started the match by winning two of the three doubles matches. Delaware earned a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles as James Wilkinson and Liam Hedlund took down 60^th ranked doubles pair sophomore Josh Keitelman (Chevy Chase, Md.) and senior Matt Fernandez (Richmond, Va.).

Senior George Lovitt (Marvin, N.C.) and sophomore John Walsh (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) won at No. 2 doubles with a 6-4 win against Luis Molina and Justice Jones.

In the final doubles match, senior Klein Evans (Raleigh, N.C.) and Erwin gave Richmond a 1-0 lead after defeating Guilherme Valdoleiros and Nathan Benyowitz, 7-5, at No. 3 doubles.

In singles, Delaware tied the match after Wilkinson won in straight sets against Fernandez, 7-5, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. The Blue Hens made it 2-1 after Molina earned a 7-6 (0), 6-4, win against Evans at No. 2 singles.

Lovitt tied the match at 2-2 with a straight-sets win at No. 4 singles against Hedlund, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Walsh gave the Spiders a 3-2 lead with a 7-6 (3), 6-4 win at No. 3 singles.

In the final match, freshman Ricky Bell (Rockville, Md.) lost a tough third set match against Jones, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 10-4 at No. 6 singles.

Richmond will head to James Madison for a non-conference battle in Harrisonburg on Friday, Jan. 24, at 3 p.m.

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Richmond 4, Delaware 3
Singles
No. 1 – James Wilkinson (UD) def. Matt Fernandez, 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 – Luis Molina (UD) def. Klein Evans, 7-6 (0), 6-4
No. 3 – John Walsh def. Guilherme Valdoleiros (UD), 7-6 (3), 6-4
No. 4 – George Lovitt def. Liam Hedlund (UD), 6-1, 7-6 (3)
No. 5 – Justice Jones (UD) def. Ricky Bell, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 10-4
No. 6 – Campbell Erwin def. Curran Verma (UD), 6-0, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 2, 3, 6, 5

Doubles
No. 1 – Wilkinson/Hedlund (UD) def. No. 60 Keitelman/Fernandez, 6-1
No. 2 - Lovitt/Walsh def. Molina/Jones (UD), 6-4
No. 3 - Erwin/Evans def. Benyowitz/Valdoleiros (UD), 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

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