Men’s Tennis Moves to 6-1 with win over JMU

Friday, February 16

Alexandria, VA

5 p.m.

University of Richmond

James Madison

Dylan Atkinson ready to receive a serve in a tennis match

02/16/2024 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Behind a nail-biting singles win from Dylan Atkinson on singles court five, the University of Richmond men's tennis team picked up a 4-2 win over James Madison Friday afternoon at the Bell Haven Country Club in Alexandria, Va. With the win, the Spiders improved to 6-1 on the young season while the Dukes fell to 1-5.

How it Happened
The Spiders quickly brought the match to 1-0 after UR duo Dylan Atkinson and Sebastian Miano downed Sadek/Sinopoli (JMU), 6-3 and Cole Brashear and Davis Wiley took their match 6-2 over Giersiepen/Sanchez (JMU).

In singles, Daniel Kliebhan gave Richmond a 2-0 lead after winning on singles court No. 1 over Lozano (JMU), 6-4, 6-1. JMU then posted two wins on courts three and two, before Miano put the Spiders back on the board with a 6-4, 7-4 win over Giersiepen (JMU) on court No. 4. Finally, Atkinson handled business on court No. 5, taking Sinopoli (JMU) to three sets, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Tennis Match Results
Richmond vs James Madison
2/15/2024 at Alexandria, Va.
(Belle Haven Country Club)
Richmond 4, James Madison 2

Singles Competition
1. Daniel Kliebhan (RIC) def. Julian Lozano (JMU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Youssef Sadek (JMU) def. Davis Wiley (RIC) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. Esteve Agusti (JMU) def. Paxton Pritchard (RIC) 7-6, 6-3
4. Sebastian Miano (RIC) def. Markus Giersiepen (JMU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Dylan Atkinson (RIC) def. Francisco Sinopoli (JMU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
6. Edson Sanchez (JMU) vs. Mark Taranov (RIC) 6-4, 2-3, unfinished

Doubles Competition
1. Esteve Agusti/Julian Lozano (JMU) vs. Daniel Kliebhan/Paxton Pritchard (RIC) 5-4, unfinished
2. Cole Brashear/Davis Wiley (RIC) def. Markus Giersiepen/Edson Sanchez (JMU) 6-2
3. Dylan Atkinson/Sebastian Miano (RIC) def. Youssef Sadek/Francisco Sinopoli (JMU) 6-3

Match Notes
Richmond 6-1
James Madison 1-5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,3,2,4,5)

Up Next
The Spiders will look to keep the momentum going on Feb. 23, as the team plays a doubleheader against Chowan at 11 a.m. at the Westhampton Tennis Complex, and will welcome Randolph-Macon at 2 p.m.