PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 7 Valdosta State men's tennis team blanked Mississippi College, 7-0, Saturday afternoon in Pensacola, Fla.  The Blazers improved to 9-4 overall and 5-1 in Gulf South Conference play, while Mississippi College fell to 3-8 overall and 2-3 in GSC action.
 
The Blazers started off quickly in doubles taking the team point.  Sophomores Christian Wedel and Cameron Henricy Trigolos won 6-0 at No. 3, while sophomores Rodrigo Carvalho and Luca Mack, ranked No. 1 in the latest ITA rankings, won 6-3 at No. 1.  MC's Brady McDaniel and Hsiang Yi Wang won 6-2 over junior Christian Felline and sophomore Edward Etty at No. 2.
 
VSU won all six singles matches in straight-sets.  Carvalho, ranked No. 53 nationally, won 6-3, 6-0 over Joe Jarvis at No. 2, for a 2-0 lead, while Mack, ranked No. 10 nationally, won at No. 1 over McDaniel, 6-3, 6-1, for a 3-0 lead.  Felline clinched the match at No. 4 with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Carlos Trujillo.  Wedel then won his ninth-straight match with a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 3.  Graduate student Swann Flohr won at No. 6, 6-1, 6-0 and Henricy Trigolos won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5.
 
On Sunday, the Blazers will conclude the weekend at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex with No. 29 West Alabama at 10:30 a.m. ET.  Check back with vstateblazers.com for complete results and a recap of Sunday's match.