PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Make it a perfect 5-0 record at home in 2014 as the 21st-ranked University of Pikeville men's tennis team rocketed past Georgetown (Ky.) 8-1 on Wednesday at Bob Amos Park. Along with it being the home finale, it was also senior day for the Bears' Sven Rodenbusch.

Rodenbusch made it one to remember, going 2-0 on the day with a doubles and singles win. He teamed with Marcos Fondelius at the No. 2 spot to beat Chris Bartlett and Ryan Simms 8-3 before going on to win 7-5, 6-2 against Gustavo Echverria at the No. 1 singles position.

UPIKE led 3-0 after doubles play as top-seeded Pawel Tarasewicz and Dmitry Babenkov won 8-5 against Echeverria and Ryne Least, while third-seeded Francois Billet and Connor Smith completed the sweep with an 8-2 win against Jacob Loveland and Josh Clay.

Georgetown picked up its only win in the match at the No. 2 singles spot where Least got past Babenkov 6-3, 1-6, 7-5. The rest of the wins went to Pikeville in straight-set fashion. Billet topped Simms 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3, Fondelius routed Bartlett 6-1, 6-3 at No. 4 and Juan Manuel Reyes captured a 7-5 decision against Loveland at No. 5.

Brennan Alderman rounded out the UPIKE wins with a 6-2, 5-7, 10-5 hard-fought match against Clay.

The Bears' next action will come outside of the Mid-South Conference, traveling to Davis & Elkins on Friday in Elkins, W. Va.

 
 
UPIKE 8, Georgetown (Ky.) 1

April 9, 2014 at Bob Amos Park (Pikeville, Ky.)

 
Singles
1. Sven Rodenbusch (UPIKE) def. Gustavo Echeverria (GC) 7-5, 6-2
2. Ryne Least (GC) def. Dmitry Babenkov (UPIKE) 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
3. Francois Billet (UPIKE) def. Ryan Simms (GC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Marcos Fondelius (UPIKE) def. Chris Bartlett (GC) 6-1, 6-3
5. Juan Manuel Reyes (UPIKE) def. Jacob Loveland (GC) 7-5
6. Brennan Alderman (UPIKE) def. Josh Clay (GC) 6-2, 5-7, 10-5
 
Doubles
1. Tarasewicz/Babenkov (UPIKE) def. Echeverria/Least (GC) 8-6
2. Sven Rodenbusch/Fondelius (UPIKE) def. Bartlett/Simms (GC) 8-3
3. Billet/Connor Smith (UPIKE) def. Loveland/Clay (GC) 8-2


Match Notes
Pikeville: 12-5, 5-1 MSC; National Ranking: No. 21
Georgetown: 4-9, 0-4 MSC; National Ranking: UR