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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Cruises Past Rollins, 8-1

VALDOSTA, Ga. - The Valdosta State men's tennis team rolled on Saturday afternoon in NCAA South Region action with a dominating 8-1 performance over No. 13 Rollins at the VSU Tennis Courts in Valdosta, Ga.

Ramon Weil and Gereon Heitmann kicked the day off with a convincing 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles, followed by Niklas Herbring and Francisco Yim Kim's 8-6 win at No. 2.

Leo Blay and Edward Nguyen capped off doubles action at No. 3 with an 8-2 win of their own to give VSU a 3-0 advantage heading into singles play.

Blay defeated Anton Bettink 7-5, 7-6 at No. 1 singles to keep the momentum going, before Yim Kim was edged out 3-6, 6-0, 10-4 at No. 2 by Patrick Sell.

VSU continued to roll at No. 3 with a 6-2, 4-6, 10-5 win for Herbring over Robin Marchione, and Heitmann stayed hot to defeat Adrian DiFelice 6-3, 6-1 at No. 4.

Weil smoked Malte Christensen at No. 5 with a 6-1, 6-0 win, and Joachim Schemm closed out the day with a 6-7, 6-0, 11-9 win at No. 6.

The victory moved VSU up to 3-1 overall on the season, while Rollins fell to 1-2.

Blazer tennis continues next Friday with a home match against Barry, beginning at 2:00 p.m. in Valdosta, Ga.
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Players Mentioned

Gereon Heitmann

Gereon Heitmann

6' 0"
Junior
Niklas Herbring

Niklas Herbring

6' 3"
Senior
Joachim Schemm

Joachim Schemm

6' 0"
Senior
Leo Blay

Leo Blay

6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Gereon Heitmann

Gereon Heitmann

6' 0"
Junior
Niklas Herbring

Niklas Herbring

6' 3"
Senior
Joachim Schemm

Joachim Schemm

6' 0"
Senior
Leo Blay

Leo Blay

6' 0"
Sophomore