Bellarmine University Athletics

Knights clinch GLVC tourney berth with 9-0 win over Indianapolis

4/17/2010 7:35:21 PM

By: by John Spugnardi, Sports Information Director

INDIANAPOLIS—The Bellarmine men's tennis team scored a convincing 9-0 victory today at the University of Indianapolis to clinch a berth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship. Entering the contest, both squads were 1-3 in divisional conference play so the winner of the match would likely earn the GLVC East's No. 4 seed in the upcoming championship.

The Knights lost just one set (in a tiebreaker) in recording the shutout victory and upping their season record to 7-5. The Greyhounds fall to 7-10 and are eliminated from a spot in the conference tourney.

Match Results:

Bellarmine University 9, Indianapolis 0
Apr 17, 2010 at Greenwood, Ind.

Singles competition
1. Nate Matthews (BUMT) def. Broda, Taylor (UINDY) 6-3, 6-0
2. Paul Clark (BUMT) def. Poe, Alex (UINDY) 6-4, 6-7, 14-12
3. Jacob Knagenhjelm (BUMT) def. Price, Jeff (UINDY) 6-4, 6-3
4. Tyler Worley (BUMT) def. Good, Steffen (UINDY) 6-3, 6-2
5. Todd Atcher (BUMT) def. Henning, Werner (UINDY) 6-1, 6-1
6. Carlos Antonioli (BUMT) def. Swain, Preston (UINDY) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Nate Matthews/Jacob Knagenhjelm (BUMT) def. Price, Jeff/Schoch, David (UINDY) 8-3
2. Paul Clark/Tyler Worley (BUMT) def. Henning, Werner/Poe, Alex (UINDY) 8-4
3. Carlos Antonioli/Todd Atcher (BUMT) def. Good, Steffen/Swain, Preston (UINDY) 8-4

Match Notes

Bellarmine University 6-6. 2-3 GLVC

Indianapolis 7-10, 1-4 GLVC

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