WISE, Va. -- For the second time this season, the University of Pikeville men's tennis team registered a 9-0 shutout, topping UVa.-Wise on the road on Wednesday.
In fact, all but one of the matches were routs, including doubles where UPIKE won 8-2, 8-0, 8-1.
Only Enzo Douillac had some trouble at the top seed, falling in the first set 7-5 to Vladyslav Akimenko before going on to win 6-2, 7-5 the rest of the way.
The closest match after that was at the second seed where Fernando Fernandez got past Andrii Rutnytsky 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles got the Bears off to a good start at 3-0 for the match, starting with the second-seeded duo of Eric Bernabeu and Diego Reboredo topping Oleg Kopychenko and Viktor Tunnikov 8-0.
UPIKE's Pedro Azevedo had the most dominant performance in singles, taking down Blake Pientka 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 6 seed.
Up Next
The Bears take on No. 6 Lindsey Wilson at Noon ET on Saturday in Columbia, Ky.
UPIKE 9, UVa-Wise 0
Singles
1. Enzo Douillac (UPIKE) def. Vladyslav Akimenko (WISE) 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
2. Fernando Fernandez (UPIKE) def. Andrii Rutnytskyi (WISE) 6-2, 6-2
3. Juan Manuel Reyes (UPIKE) def. Oleg Kopychenko (WISE) 6-1, 6-1
4. Diego Reboredo (UPIKE) def. Viktor Tunnikov (WISE) 6-1, 6-1
5. Oriol Gallardo Puig (UPIKE) def. C. Armistead (WISE) 6-1, 6-0
6. Pedro Azevedo (UPIKE) def. Blake Pientka (WISE) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Jan Kappes/Enzo Douillac (UPIKE) def. Vladyslav Akimenko/Andrii Rutnytskyi (WISE) 8-2
2. Eric Bernabeu/Diego Reboredo (UPIKE) def. Oleg Kopychenko/Viktor Tunnikov (WISE) 8-0
3. Juan Manuel Reyes/NanoGarcia Fernandez (UPIKE) def. C. Armistead/Noah Aldridge (WISE) 8-1
Match Notes
UPIKE 6-2
UVa-Wise 4-6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,3,2,5,6,1)
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