Men's tennis sweeps Berea for second straight win

The Centre men's tennis team picked up its second victory in a row, sweeping Berea 9-0 in a match Wednesday in Danville, Ky.

The Colonels took an early lead by cruising to wins in all three singles matches. The team of Woody Rini (Richmond, Ky.) and Logan Henize (Cincinnati, Ohio) won 8-4 in the No. 1 match while Nathan Stein (Nashville, Tenn.) and Alex Wermeling (Lexington, Ky.) were 8-3 winners in the No. 2 match. Lucas Brooks (Pineville, Ky.) and Carter Richardson (Fort Mitchell, Ky.) won by the widest margin, taking the No. 3 match 8-1.

Centre took that momentum into singles play, where it was victorious in straight sets in all six matches. Henize was a 6-1, 6-1 winner in the No. 1 match while Wermeling picked up a 6-0, 6-3 win in No. 2. Brooks won the No. 3 match 6-1, 6-4 while Caleb Smith (Morristown, Tenn.) took the No. 4 match 6-3, 6-4. Forrest Kamperman (Miesenbach, Germany) pulled out the No. 5 match 7-6, 7-5 with Daniel Miller winning 6-1, 6-3 in No. 6.

With the win, Centre improves to 3-10 on the year while Berea drops to 2-4. The Colonels return to Southern Athletic play this weekend when they host Millsaps on Saturday and Birmingham-Southern on Sunday.

Centre College 9, Berea College 0
April 9, 2014 at Danville, Ky.

Singles competition

1. Logan Henize (CENTRE_M) def. Sam Jackson (BER) 6-1, 6-1

2. Alex Wermeling (CENTRE_M) def. Jesse Massucco (BER) 6-0, 6-3

3. Lucas Brooks (CENTRE_M) def. Michael Slaughter (BER) 6-1, 6-4

4. Caleb Smith (CENTRE_M) def. Zac White (BER) 6-3, 6-4

5. Forrest Kamperman (CENTRE_M) def. Micah Korban (BER) 7-6, 7-5

6. Daniel Miller (CENTRE_M) def. Stephen Brice (BER) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Woody Rini/Logan Henize (CENTRE_M) def. Sam Jackson/Jesse Massucco (BER) 8-4

2. Nathan Stein/Alex Wermeling (CENTRE_M) def. Michael Slaughter/Zac White (BER) 8-3

3. Lucas Brooks/Carter Richardson (CENTRE_M) def. Joel Deutcher/Jake Stoffle (BER) 8-1