Dalton Young

Men's Tennis by Kevin Maloney

Men's Tennis Sweeps Two-Game Set over Northeast

SENATOBIA – The Northwest men's tennis team capped off a two-match season sweep of Northeast on Monday, downing the Tigers 7-2 to run its win streak to six straight over the Tigers dating back to 2014.

Northwest improved to 5-3 on the season, matching last season's win total, while Northeast dropped to 0-11.

It was a clean sweep in doubles action, with Zak Harbin/Dalton Young improving to 5-2 as a team at No. 2 and Thomas Hall/Luke Wilson improving to 4-3 at the No. 3 slot.

Northwest put the match away quickly with wins at Nos. 3-6 singles, with Young and Wilson skunking their opponents 6-0, 6-0. Young improved to 7-0 at the No. 3 spot as well as Zak Harbin at the No. 4 position.

Northeast's lone two points came at the top two singles positions, with Noah Dunlap battling Jesus Osorio to a third-set tiebreaker before bowing out 10-5.

Northwest will return to action on Friday, April 8 at 14th-ranked Meridian. First serve set for 11 a.m. 

Singles competition
1. Jesus Osorio (NEMCC) def. Noah Dunlap (NWCC) 1-6, 6-2, 10-5
2. Jacob Price (NEMCC) def. Zaen Harbin (NWCC) 6-2, 6-2
3. Dalton Young (NWCC) def. Cory Lindsey (NEMCC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Zak Harbin (NWCC) def. Payton Pearce (NEMCC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Thomas Hall (NWCC) def. Cade Scroggins (NEMCC) 7-5, 6-0
6. Luke Wilson (NWCC) def. Nathan Cleveland (NEMCC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Zaen Harbin/Quentin Hutchinson (NWCC) def. Jesus Osorio/Landon Baswell (NEMCC) 8-5
2. Zak Harbin/Dalton Young (NWCC) def. Jacob Price/Payton Pearce (NEMCC) 8-6
3. Thomas Hall/Luke Wilson (NWCC) def. Nathan Cleveland/Cade Scroggins (NEMCC) 8-2

Players Mentioned

Noah Dunlap

Noah Dunlap

No. 5/6
5' 10"
Sophomore
Thomas Hall

Thomas Hall

No. 2/3
5' 10"
Sophomore
Dalton  Young

Dalton Young

No. 1/2
5' 8"
Freshman
Zaen Harbin

Zaen Harbin

No. 5/6
6' 2"
Freshman
Zak  Harbin

Zak Harbin

No. 2/3
6' 0"
Freshman
Quentin Hutchinson

Quentin Hutchinson

No. 5/6
5' 8"
Freshman
Luke  Wilson

Luke Wilson

No. 3/4
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Noah Dunlap

Noah Dunlap

5' 10"
Sophomore
No. 5/6
Thomas Hall

Thomas Hall

5' 10"
Sophomore
No. 2/3
Dalton  Young

Dalton Young

5' 8"
Freshman
No. 1/2
Zaen Harbin

Zaen Harbin

6' 2"
Freshman
No. 5/6
Zak  Harbin

Zak Harbin

6' 0"
Freshman
No. 2/3
Quentin Hutchinson

Quentin Hutchinson

5' 8"
Freshman
No. 5/6
Luke  Wilson

Luke Wilson

6' 0"
Sophomore
No. 3/4