BABSON PARK, Fla. (February 9, 2020) – The 2020 home opener for the Webber International University men's and women's tennis teams resulted in a 7-0 loss for both teams against the No. 20 University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) men and the No. 17 Cumberlands (Ky.) women.

COACH'S CORNER: Webber's Head Tennis Coach Otis Cutshaw said, "Its never easy playing nationally-ranked teams. It doesn't matter if they are No. 1 or No. 25, they are ranked for a reason and are probably all pretty good players. In order to gauge where you are at, test yourself, and improve as a player and as a team, we have to take on these opponents to become better. Today was a tough day but hopefully we will learn from it and improve."
 
Notable Women's Results:

Doubles

• The lone win of the day for either the Webber men's or women's tennis teams was also the first doubles win of the season for the Lady Warriors as Svenja Koenig and Isabelle Niehoff won 6-4 at No. 2 doubles.

 
Singles

• The Lady Warriors were swept in singles action.
• Isabelle Niehoff fell 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 1 spot.
• Lily-Rose Rochat lost 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.
• Jenna Fosdick fell 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 3 spot.
• Svenja Koenig lost 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4 singles.
• Esmeralda Fernandez fell 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 5 spot.
• Cheyenne Cannor lost 6-0, 6-0 in the six hole.

 

• Webber fell to 0-3 overall while No. 17 Cumberlands (Ky.) improved to 1-2 with its first win of the year.

 
Notable Men's Results:

Doubles

• For the first time this season, the Webber men's tennis team was swept in doubles action as Ivan Bondarenko and Kyle Hall lost 6-3 and suffered their first defeat of the season at No. 1 doubles.

 
Singles

• Despite being swept 7-0 and not winning any of its matches, the Webber men's team put together a good fight in each of the top three singles spots.
• Ivan Bondarenko fell 7-5, 6-3 in the top spot.
• Matthew Alexander lost 6-4, 6-4 at No. 2 singles.
• Marc Schneider fell 7-5, 6-1 in the No. 3 spot.
• Kyle Hall lost in retirement 6-1, 2-1 at No. 4 singles.

 

• Webber fell to 0-3 overall while No. 20 Cumberlands (Ky.), like its women's team, earned its first win of the season at 1-2.

 
Next Up:  On Saturday, February 15, the Warriors will return to Sun Conference action and play at home for the first time this season during TSC play as Webber hosts perennial TSC favorite Keiser University at 2 p.m. at the Webber Campus Tennis Courts. The Seahawks are currently ranked No. 2 in the country on the women's side and are No. 7 on the men's side.