Babson Park, Fla. – The Webber International men's tennis team shutout Walsh University (OH) 9-0 at Oak Street Park in Kissimmee on Wednesday.

 

“Walsh has been receiving votes on the previous two NAIA national rankings, plus they were coming off a big win over a NCAA-I school, so I was a little leery of how we would do against them, but our players performance almost flawlessly in the big match,” stated Coach Bill Heath.

 

Winning in singles for the Warriors #1 Rafael Teixeira 6-2, 6-7(2), 10-8; #2 Philippe Andermatt 6-4, 6-2; #3 Juuso Tapaneinen 7-5, 6-4; #4Caio Cardoso 2-6, 6-3, 6-0; #5 Thiago Marion, 6-4, 6-3; #6 Tyler Heath 6-4, 6-2.

 

Doubles winners for WIU: #1 Teixeira and Cardoso 8-6; #2 Andermatt and Tapaneinen, 8-4; #3 Heath and Marcel Schmitt, 9-8(5). The Warriors are now 4-3 on the season.

 
WIU will host St. Francis (IL) on the WIU Campus Courts on Monday, March 8, at 1 p.m.