Big Green Take Down No. 46 South Alabama Jaguars

Friday, March 24

New Orleans, La.

2:00 PM

Dartmouth College

South Alabama

Big Green Take Down No. 46 South Alabama Jaguars

3/24/2017 8:25:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Dartmouth

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Dartmouth men's tennis defeated No. 46 South Alabama, 4-2, at the Lubel Memorial Courts. The Big Green defeated their first ranked opponent and improved to 7-10, while the Jaguars are now 17-5.

“This is a victory the guys can be very proud of today,” head coach Chris Drake said. “It took a great physical and mental effort to beat a team as good as South Alabama in windy outdoor conditions and in our fifth match in eight days. Winning another close doubles point certainly helped. This was a great way to conclude our Spring Break trip, and I'm excited about the momentum we can carry into Ivy League play.”

South Alabama were victorious at the No. 1 doubles to start the afternoon, but the Big Green won the other two matches to take the first point. At the No. 2 position, senior George Wall and freshman David Horneffer defeated Clement Marzol and Olivier Gingras, 7-5, while at the No. 3 spot, junior Max Fliegner and freshman Charlie Broom took down Tuki Jacobs and Pierre Noyon by the same score.

Sophomore Eddie Grabill won his match against Lucas Gonzalez, 6-1, 6-4, to put another point on the board for Dartmouth, but Jaguar wins at the No. 4 and 3 positions tied the score at 2-2. Those were the only points the Big Green allowed out of their opponent. Broom had a 7-6, 6-3 win over Juan Cruz Soria to give Dartmouth a one-point lead, and it was Wall that clinched the victory with his 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Noyon.

Now that its Spring Break trip is done, Dartmouth will return to Hanover to open Ivy play against Harvard on Saturday, April 1.

1) Soria/Cloes (SA) def. Pedraza/Glasnovic (Dartmouth), 6-3
2) Wall/Horneffer (Dartmouth) def. Marzol/Gingras (SA), 7-5
3) Fliegner/Broom (Dartmouth) def. Jacobs/Noyon (SA), 7-5
Order of finish: 1,2,3

1) Riccardi (Dartmouth) vs. Jacobs (SA), 6-4, 3-6, 4-1, DNF
2) Broom (Dartmouth) def. Soria (SA), 7-6, 6-3
3) Cloes (SA) def. Fliegner (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-0
4) Marzol (SA) def. Horneffer (Dartmouth), 6-2, 6-3
5) Wall (Dartmouth) def. Noyon (SA), 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
6) Grabill (Dartmouth) def. Gonzalez (SA), 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: 6,4,3,2,5