UD Falls to James Madison, 6-1

Friday, February 9

Elkton Indoor Tennis

9:00 AM

University of Delaware

James Madison

2/9/2018 2:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Delaware Athletics

ELKTON, Md. – The University of Delaware men's tennis team opened conference play Friday morning with a 6-1 loss to the hands of James Madison University at Elkton Indoor Tennis.

Graduate student Dustin Britton provided the lone win of the day for the Blue Hens, who fall to 2-2 on the year and 0-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Britton captured the exciting 7-6 (6), 1-6, 11-9 victory over Theophile Lanthiez in No. 5 singles to move to 3-1 in dual match play this season.

POST-MATCH QUOTES

Head Coach Pablo Montana

“Overall, I'm pleased with our performance today. Even though we lost, I saw a lot of positive things. In our doubles, we had match points at No. 1 and we were a couple of points away from winning at No. 3. In singles, we competed really well, but they were definitely the better team today. Congratulations to Dustin for pulling out a nice win at No. 5.”

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

· Sunday, February 11 – Chestnut Hill at Delaware – 3 p.m. – DuPont Country Club (Wilmington, Del.)

· Saturday, February 17 – Delaware at Swarthmore – 9:30 a.m. – Michael Mullan Tennis Center (Swarthmore, Pa.)

· Saturday, February 17 – Delaware vs. Muhlenberg – 1 p.m. – Michael Mullan Tennis Center (Swarthmore, Pa.)

MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Hayon, Assistant Athletics Communications Director | mhayon@udel.edu | O: 302-831-6389 | C: 302-379-9182