FROSTBURG, Md. - The Frostburg State University men's tennis team posted its second-straight win Monday afternoon with a 6-3 win over NCAA Div. II Davis & Elkins.
Senior
Ramon Gutierrez (Gilbert, Ariz./West Ferris Secondary School) and junior
Aaron Littlejohn (Severna Park, Md.) each picked up two wins on the afternoon following three-straight wins in the doubles competition.
Littlejohn and junior
Mike Stevenson (Bowie, Md./Bowie) combined for a 8-3 victory in the No. 1 doubles and Gutierrez and junior
Matt Mansfield (Ocean City, Md.) easily took the No. 2 doubles match, 8-2. Juniors
Tyler Forster (Taneytown, Md./Francis Scott Key) and
Eddie McMurtrie (Boonsboro, Md./Boonsboro) wrapped up the doubles competition with a 9-8 victory in the No. 3 match.
Littlejohn captured his second win of the afternoon with a No. 2 singles victory, 6-1, 6-1. Gutierrez had a hard-fought No. 3 singles match in which he came out on top, 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (8). Freshman
Zawdi Coke (Upper Marlboro, Md.) rounded out the victories for Frostburg with a win in the No. 6 singles match, 9-8 (8).
The Bobcats return to the court when they travel to St. Mary's City, Md. for a Capital Athletic Conference match with St. Mary's (Md.) at 4:00 pm.
Singles competition
1. Austin Ochoa (D&E) def. Mike Stevenson (FSU) 8-3
2. Aaron Littlejohn (FSU) def. Alain Bailey (D&E) 6-1, 6-1
3. Ramon Gutierrez (FSU) def. Josh Hays (D&E) 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (8)
4. Troy Patterson (D&E) def. Matt Mansfield (FSU) 8-4
5. Jason Wood (D&E) def. Eddie McMurtrie (FSU) 8-0
6. Zawdie Coke (FSU) def. Ben Miller (D&E) 9-8 (8)
Doubles competition
1. Mike Stevenson/Aaron Littlejohn (FSU) def. Agustin Ochoa/Josh Hays (D&E) 8-3
2. Ramon Gutierrez/Matt Mansfield (FSU) def. Alain Bailey/Nick Swancott (D&E) 8-2
3. Tyler Forster/Eddie McMurtrie (FSU) def. Jason Wood/Ben Miller (D&E) 9-8 (5)