WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College men's tennis team fell 8-1 to the top-seeded Grove City Wolverines in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match at the Janet Swanson Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.  

The Presidents claimed their sole victory at doubles one with the sophomore tandem of Jackson Akers (Logan, W. Va. / Logan) and Alex Duing (South Park, Pa. / South Park) defeating Jose Leon and Josiah Newton 8-6. At doubles two, Abhinav Yarramaneni (Mountain View, Calif. / Los Altos) and Nick Bussard (New Kensington, Pa. / Valley) entered a competitive match but were edged out 8-5 by Gavin Miller and Jameson Sposato.  

W&J dropped all six singles matches, with Yarrameni giving a commendable finish at singles three with a 1-6 and 5-7 final score.  

The Red & Black travels to Waynesburg on Sunday, April 7 to compete against the Yellow Jackets in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match.  


Results
Singles competition
1. Benjamin Jones (GRO) def. Jackson Akers (WJC) 6-2, 6-0
2. Josiah Newton (GRO) def. Alex Duing (WJC) 6-1, 6-2
3. Gavin Miller (GRO) def. Abhinav Yarramaneni (WJC) 6-1, 6-2
4. Isaac DeMan (GRO) def. Nate Clarke (WJC) 6-4, 6-0
5. Jameson Sposato (GRO) def. Nick Bussard (WJC) 6-1, 6-1
6. Wesley Kiehl (GRO) def. Connor Simms (WJC) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Jackson Akers/Alex Duing (WJC) def. Jose Pablo Leon/Josiah Newton (GRO) 8-6
2. Gavin Miller/Jameson Sposato (GRO) def. Abhinav Yarramaneni/Nick Bussard (WJC) 8-5
3. Benjamin Jones/Collier Kaufman (GRO) def. Nate Clarke/Connor Simms (WJC) 8-1