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Men's Tennis Picks Up Win over Hendrix, Goes 1-2 on the Weekend

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Covenant men's tennis team capped off a three-match weekend with a 9-0 victory over Hendrix on Saturday at the Dunavant Tennis Courts in Memphis. The Scots fell in two other matches during the weekend.

Covenant (3-4) fell to Millsaps 8-1 on Friday as Matthew Harvie notched the point for the Scots with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Diego Marti-Vertiz at the top singles spot. On Saturday morning, Covenant fell to Rhodes by a 7-2 margin. Harvie again won at No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 2-6, 13-11 win over Albert Vacheron. Harvie and Chris Cox combined for a tight, 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles over Andrew Morton and Sean Hogan.

In Saturday's final match against Hendrix, the Scots dominated the action. Harvie and Cox were 8-1 winners at No. 1 doubles, while Logan Hull and Micah Fox won 8-2 at the second spot over Luke Lefler and Daniel Habenicht. Connor Shimmel and Trey Wood completed the doubles sweep with an 8-4 win at No. 3.

In singles play, Cox earned a 6-0, 7-5 win at No. 1 over Karthik Garimella. Hull was a 6-1, 6-3 winner over Lefler at No. 2, while Fox took a 6-2, 6-4 win over Kristian Lenser at the third flight. The bottom half of the order also produced as Trey Wood won in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 10-5 over Habenicht and Ben Tonkel was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Henry Dana at No. 5. Trey Wetjen took a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 6 over Elijah Ballard.

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Covenant will host regional foe Oglethorpe on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. on Lookout Mountain.

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Players Mentioned

Chris Cox

Chris Cox

6' 0"
Junior
Micah Fox

Micah Fox

6' 0"
Freshman
Matthew Harvie

Matthew Harvie

6' 0"
Junior
Logan Hull

Logan Hull

5' 10"
Freshman
Connor Shimmel

Connor Shimmel

6' 4"
Senior
Ben Tonkel

Ben Tonkel

6' 2"
Freshman
Trey Wetjen

Trey Wetjen

6' 1"
Freshman
Trey Wood

Trey Wood

6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Chris Cox

Chris Cox

6' 0"
Junior
Micah Fox

Micah Fox

6' 0"
Freshman
Matthew Harvie

Matthew Harvie

6' 0"
Junior
Logan Hull

Logan Hull

5' 10"
Freshman
Connor Shimmel

Connor Shimmel

6' 4"
Senior
Ben Tonkel

Ben Tonkel

6' 2"
Freshman
Trey Wetjen

Trey Wetjen

6' 1"
Freshman
Trey Wood

Trey Wood

6' 3"
Sophomore