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Ed Beach, DU Media Relations
Drury freshman Luis Velasquez

Men's Tennis Ed Beach, Assistant A.D. - Media Relations / Marketing

Panthers sweep William Jewell 9-0

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– The 20th ranked Drury men's tennis team swept William Jewell 9-0 on Friday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.
 
The Panthers improved to 13-3 and 3-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference while the Cardinals fell to 2-16 and 0-4 in the league.
 
Drury's doubles team of Augustin Diot and Paul Porcher blanked Thiago Braga and Hayden Fulk 8-0, and the Panthers got an 8-1 win from Leonardo Cerri and Luis Velasquez over Brian Wohlers and Marco Martinez.
 
Nico Hadaeler, playing in Drury's lead singles position, got a 7-5, 6-1 win over Bjorn Myers. Velasquez gave DU another point by outlasting Wohlers in a three-set marathon 6-2, 5-7, 14-12.
 
The win is Drury's 74th consecutive win in the GLVC regular season. The Panthers have never lost in the league's regular season since joining in the conference in 2006.  
 
Drury is home on Saturday for Senior Day as they host Rockhurst. The men's and women's matches start at 1 p.m. on the indoor courts of the Cooper Tennis Complex.

#20 Drury University 9, William Jewell College 0
Apr 06, 2018 at Springfield, MO (Cooper Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Nico Hadeler (DU) def. Bjorn Myers (WJC) 7-5, 6-1
2. Augustin Diot (DU) def. Cutter Sanders (WJC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Lukas Stierling (DU) def. Thiago Braga (WJC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Paul Porcher (DU) def. Hayden Fulk (WJC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Luis Velasquez (DU) def. Brian Wohlers (WJC) 6-2, 5-7, 14-12
6. Van Hopkins (DU) def. Marco Martinez (WJC) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #36 Nico Hadeler/Lukas Stierling (DU) def. Bjorn Myers/Cutter Sanders (WJC) 8-6
2. Augustin Diot/Paul Porcher (DU) def. Thiago Braga/Hayden Fulk (WJC) 8-0
3. Leonardo Cerri/Luis Velasquez (DU) def. Brian Wohlers/Marco Martinez (WJC) 8-1

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