Men’s Tennis Shuts Out Roanoke (Va.) on Day 2 of Hilton Head Trip

Jake Liebler

Roanoke (Va.)

Baldwin Wallace

Doubles

Dominic Polifrone / Matt Harris (BW-M)
def. Holden Branham / Bill Goins (RC-M)

8-6

Nathan Katz / Jake Liebler (BW-M)
def. Jose Alvarado / Neel Shah (RC-M)

8-1

Brian Carano / Jake Elbin (BW-M)
def. Mark Webb / Alston Martin (RC-M)

8-3

Singles

Dominic Polifrone (BW-M)
def. Holden Branham (RC-M)

6-0, 6-0

Nathan Katz (BW-M)
def. Jose Alvarado (RC-M)

6-4, 3-6, 10-8

Matt Harris (BW-M)
def. Bill Goins (RC-M)

6-1, 6-4

Brian Carano (BW-M)
def. Neel Shah (RC-M)

6-1, 6-0

Jake Liebler (BW-M)
def. Matt Friedlander (RC-M)

6-2, 6-1

Jake Elbin (BW-M)
def. Jack Doriss (RC-M)

6-1, 6-1

full stats

Posted: Mar 06, 2017

HILTON, HEAD, S.C. – The Baldwin Wallace University men's tennis shutout Roanoke (Va.) College by a final score of 9-0 at the Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center on the second day of its annual spring break trip.

BW (7-1) gained a 3-0 advantage as all three doubles teams won their matches. Sophomore All-Ohio Athletic Conference player Dominic Polifrone (Hudson) and sophomore Matt Harris (Akron/Revere) won first doubles by a score of 8-6. Senior Academic All-OAC players Nathan Katz (Upper Arlington/Bexley) and Jake Liebler (Medina) captured second doubles by a score of won 8-1. Senior Brian Carano (Akron/Revere) and freshman Jake Elbin (Findlay) took third doubles by a score of 8-3.

The Yellow Jackets secured the shut out by claiming all six singles matches. Polifrone won at first singles by identical scores of 6-0. Katz earned a three-set victory at second singles by scores of 6-3, 3-6 and 10-8. Harris took third singles by scores of 6-1 and 6-4. Carano picked up the win at fourth singles by scores of 6-1 and 6-0. Liebler claimed fifth singles by scores of 6-2 and 6-1. Elbin closed out the day by winning sixth singles by identical scores of 6-1.

BW is back in action on Tuesday, March 7 when it takes on Lebanon (Pa.) Valley College at the Chaplin Park Tennis Center at 12:00 p.m.