Redmen waltz past Warriors 5-2
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MONTREAL -- Adrien Dupont won both his singles and doubles matches as the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ men's tennis team defeated the Waterloo Warriors 5-2 at Uniprix Stadium on Sunday.
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The Redmen resgistered solid performances in singles, winning five of six matches.. They took the early lead when Spencer Macnaughton, leading 5-2 in the first set, won by default as his opponent was forced to retire due to injury. Michael Hibberd and Dupont then cruised to similar wins in two sets to give ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ their second and third points.
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Nicholas Fox earned th team's fourth point and handed ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ its second victory in as many days, when he took control after a close first set to win 7-6 (5), 6-2.
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In other singles action, Michel Berthelemot came up short against a hot-handed Andrew Brown from Waterloo but earned sweet revenge by defeating the same opponent in doubles.
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Stefan Papich captured the only three-setter of the day, orchestrating a great comeback after losing the first set to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
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In doubles play, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ offered very strong opposition by winning decisively at the No.2 seed and barely dropping the other two matches in tie-breakers. Playing at number one, Hibberd and Papich had five match points but could not convert any and lost a closely contested match 11-9 in the tie-breaker. It was a similar scenario for Alexandre Halverson and Nicholas Fox who led 4-2 in the final tie-breaker before losing 7-5. All three doubles matches offered some very exciting play.
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COMPLETE McGILL RESULTS:
DOUBLES
Zubair Virjee / Ayaz Awadia def. Michael Hibberd / Stefan Papich 8-7 (9)
Michel Berthelemot / Adrien Dupont def. Alex Sahu / Andrew Brown 8-2
Nashiket Yardi / Marlon Coelho def. Nicholas Fox / Alexandre Halverson 8-7 (5)
SINGLES
Michael Hibberd def. Ayaz Awadia 6-2, 6-3
Adrien Dupont def. Zubair Virjee 6-3, 6-2
Andrew Brown def. Michel Berthelemot 6-0, 6-2
Nicholas Fox def. Alex Sahu 7-6 (5), 6-2
Stefan Papich def. Nachiket Yardi 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Spencer Macnaughton def. Omar Jaleh 5-2, ret
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