DES MOINES, Iowa – The 36^th-ranked Drake University men's tennis team swept the visiting Brown Bears 4-0 on Friday evening at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead when sophomores Ben Stride and Bayo Philips won 6-2 at the No. 3 doubles spot and Vinny Gillespie and Calum MacGeoch secured the point with a 6-4 victory.

MacGeoch extended his singles winning streak to eight matches with a dominating performance over Jack Haworth, 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 4 spot. Freshman Ben Clark earned a double break to beat Aaron Sandberg, 6-2, 6-4 at No. 6 and give Drake a 3-0 lead. Senior Ben Lott secured the match clinching point with a break of his own to win 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 over Gregory Garcia at No. 1.

The Bulldogs close out the weekend on Sunday when they host No. 49 Wisconsin at 11 a.m.

#36 Drake 4, Brown 0
Mar 11, 2016 at Des Moines, Iowa (Roger Knapp Tennis Center) 

Singles competition

1. Lott, Ben (DU) def. Garcia, Gergory (BROWN) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

2. Philips, Bayo (DU) vs. Mitak, Mladen (BROWN) 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 2-0, unfinished

3. Gillespie, Vinny (DU) vs. Tarwid, Peter (BROWN) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0, unfinished

4. MacGeoch, Calum (DU) def. Haworth, Jack (BROWN) 6-4, 6-2

5. Stride, Ben (DU) vs. Tan, Charles (BROWN) 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 1-0, unfinished

6. Clark, Ben (DU) def. Sandberg, Aaron (BROWN) 6-2, 6-4

 

Doubles competition

1. Tarwid, Peter/Mitak, Mladen (BROWN) vs. Lott, Ben/Wood, Ben (DU) no result

2. Gillespie, Vinny/MacGeoch, Calum (DU) def. Garcia, Gergory/Sandberg, Aaron (BROWN) 6-4

3. Stride, Ben/Philips, Bayo (DU) def. Haworth, Jack/Tan, Charles (BROWN) 6-2

 

Match Notes

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,6,1)