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Dennis Switzer

Tennis, Men

Benedict Men's Tennis Blanks Johnson C. Smith, 9-0

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Benedict College men's tennis team dropped just one set in a 9-0 victory over Johnson C. Smith on Sunday afternoon.

The Tigers improved to 3-5 on the season. Johnson C. Smith falls to 1-8.

Benedict swept the doubles matches with Nikola Aleksic and Quentin Eloise winning 8-5 at No. 1. Armando Flores and Julius Mutetwa took an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles, and Scott Perrin and Taj Ballantyne won 8-3 at No. 3.

In singles action, the top five spots won in straight sets. Perrin picked up his first singles win of the season by pulling out a close match in a tiebreaker, 6-2, 3-6, 11-9.

Benedict begins conference play on Thursday, hosting the first SIAC Tennis Roundup.
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Players Mentioned

Taj Ballantyne

Taj Ballantyne

5' 8"
Sophomore
Quentin Eloise

Quentin Eloise

6' 1"
Junior
Armando Flores

Armando Flores

5' 7"
Sophomore
Julius Mutetwa

Julius Mutetwa

5' 9"
Sophomore
Nikola Aleksic

Nikola Aleksic

6' 1"
Freshman
Scott Perrin

Scott Perrin

5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Taj Ballantyne

Taj Ballantyne

5' 8"
Sophomore
Quentin Eloise

Quentin Eloise

6' 1"
Junior
Armando Flores

Armando Flores

5' 7"
Sophomore
Julius Mutetwa

Julius Mutetwa

5' 9"
Sophomore
Nikola Aleksic

Nikola Aleksic

6' 1"
Freshman
Scott Perrin

Scott Perrin

5' 11"
Freshman