WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Westminster men's tennis team remained undefeated in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) in shutout fashion with a 9-0 blanking of Washington & Jefferson on the road Saturday.
"Today the guys focused really well," said head coach
Jeff Layman. "Played one point at a time and kept W&J from getting any momentum going."
Westminster (7-1, 2-0 PAC) was led by first-year
Ellian Ascencio (Venetia, PA / Peters Township) who won No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-1, and teamed up with junior
Sam Scotford (Poland, OH / Poland Seminary) for an 8-1 No. 1 doubles win.
Washington and Jefferson dropped to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the PAC.
The Titans next host Waynesburg on Monday, April 4 at 4 p.m.
Singles competition:
1.
Ellian Ascencio (WES) def. Abhinav Yarramaneni (WJC) 6-1, 6-1
2.
Jimmy Oberlin (WES) def. James Gunn (WJC) 6-2, 6-2
3.
Sam Scotford (WES) def. William Gunn (WJC) 6-3, 6-1
4.
Logan Mannheimer (WES) def. Samuel Vessah (WJC) 6-2, 4-6, 10-4
5.
George Oliver (WES) def. Joseph Panahandeh (WJC) 6-0, 6-1
6.
Jacob Mack (WES) def. Nolan Rehrig (WJC) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition:
1.
Ellian Ascencio/
Sam Scotford (WES) def. Samuel Vessah/Abhinav Yarramaneni (WJC) 8-1
2.
Jimmy Oberlin/
Jacob Mack (WES) def. James Gunn/William Gunn (WJC) 8-2
3.
Logan Mannheimer/
Noah Weiss (WES) def. Nolan Rehrig/Joseph Panahandeh (WJC) 8-3
