HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- The Shepherd University tennis teams dropped a pair of matches at Hilton Head on Sunday. The Shepherd men (0-1) dropped a 6-3 decision to Gettysburg College (4-1), while East Stroudsburg (2-3) posted a 5-2 win over the Shepherd women (1-1).
Junior Carter Davis (Harpers Ferry, W.Va./Martinsburg) posted a 6-1, 6-0 at number one singles and teamed with sophomore Evan Dokken (Winchester, Va./James Wood) for a 6-3 win at number one doubles to lead the men. Senior Clayton Smith (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) posted a win at number three singles when Gettysburg's Kevin Maier had to withdraw in the second set.
Senior Anna Bock (Hedgesville, W.Va./Hedgesville) posted a 6-2, 7-6 (3-2) win at number two singles. Sophomore Valentina Preciado-Bello (Shepherdstown, W.Va./Jefferson) and freshman Claire Dean (Church Hill, Md./Queen Anne's County) posted a 6-2 victory at number three doubles.
Both teams return to action on Monday when they face Catholic at Hilton Head.
Men
Gettysburg 6
Shepherd 3
March 10, 2019
Singles Competition
1. Carter Davis (SHEP) def. Nick D'Amore (GC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Mike Mills (GC) def. Evan Dokken (SHEP) 6-4, 6-2
3. Clayton Smith (SHEP) def. Kevin Maier (GC) 4-6, withdrew
4. Tommy Gilio (GC) def. Kaleb Lochner (SHEP) 4-6, 6-1, 10-5
5. Andrew Corwin (GC) def. Nicholas Ferony (SHEP) 6-0, 6-0
6. Harrison Brown(GC) def. Ryan Cox (SHEP) 4-6, 6-1, 10-5
Doubles
1. Davis/Dokken (SHEP) def. D'Amore/Mills (GC) 6-3
2. Lochner/Smith (SHEP) def. Munn/Payson (TC) 7-6 (15-13)
3. Patrick Bodovitz/Jacob Meehan (GC) def. Ferony/Cox (SHEP) 6-2
Women
East Stroudsburg 5
Shepherd 2
Mar 10, 2019
Singles
1. Marina Zardet (ESU) def. Zoie O'Neal (SHEP) 6-1, 6-1
2. Anna Bock (SHEP) def. Quinn McCluskey (ESU) 6-2, 7-6 (3-2)
3. Amanda Jackson (ESU) def. Olivia Scott (SHEP) 6-4, 7-5
4. Lauren Morrisey (ESU) def. Valentina P-Bello (SHEP) 6-2, 6-1
5. Charity McLeod (ESU) def. Nicolotte Bruley (SHEP) 2-6, 6-3, 3-0
6. Brianna Young (ESU) def. Claire Dean(SHEP) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Doubles
1. Zardet/MCCluskey (SHEP) def. O'Neal/Bruley (SHEP) 6-0
2. Jackson/Morrisey (ESU) def. Bock/ Scott (SHEP) 6-2
3. Young/McLeod (ESU) def. Dean/ P-Bello (SHEP) 6-2