Men's Tennis Sneaks Past Cross-Water Rival VA Wesleyan, 5-4

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Christopher Newport's men's tennis team earned a hard fought victory over cross-water rival VA Wesleyan, 5-4 Wednesday on the CNU Courts on Senior Day.

In doubles action, No. 7 (Atlantic South) Eric Caudill and Jeff Zenisek defeated No. 8 Eddie Glidewell and John Mook (CNU) 9-7 at No. 1; Stephen Wright and Devin Crosby defeated John Braig and Steve Myers (CNU) 8-3; David
Weiner and Dylan Young (CNU) defeated Brett Barnes and Tommy Popomaronis 8-2 at No. 3.

In singles play, Caudill defeated Glidewell (CNU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; Mook (CNU) defeated Zenisek 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 at No. 2; Wright defeated Braig (CNU) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3; Young (CNU) defeated Crosby 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) at No. 4; Myers (CNU) defeated Barnes 2-6, 6-3, 6-2; Weiner (CNU) (CNU) defeated Popomaronis 6-3, 6-2 at No. 6.

The Marlins, one of the ODAC's best teams, fell to 11-3. CNU improved to 10-5 heading into its last four regular-season matches, all on the road, beginning with NC Wesleyan on Friday at 10 am and Oglethorpe (at Methodist) at 4 pm.

Weiner, the team's only senior, playing his final home match, teamed with Young for an 8-2 doubles
victory at No. 3, then earned the day's first singles triumph by defeating Popomaronis 6-3, 6-2 to tie the match at 2.

VWC won the top two doubles matches, including a 9-7 thriller by Caudill and Zenisek over Glidewell and
Mook. As the match neared the three-hour mark, CNU went ahead 4-2 as Young (No. 4) and Mook (No. 2)
earned competitive victories in straight sets. Mook rallied from a service break behind in the first set to defeat Zenisek.

The Marlins briefly pulled even at 4 on three-set triumphs by Wright over Braig at No. 3 and by Caudill
against Glidewell at No. 1. But within a couple of minutes of the Marlins forcing a 4-4 tie, Myers, already having made his comeback from a one-set deficit, completed a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Barnes for the clinching victory at No. 5.

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