Box Score The Hillsdale College men's tennis team kicked off a Spring Break week of tennis down south on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina with a dominant victory over West Liberty as part of the PTR Spring Tennis Fest on Tuesday.

The Chargers won all nine matches on the court without dropping a set and won four of them without dropping a game in an impressive victory over the Hilltoppers.

Hillsdale swept all three doubles flights to win the doubles point, including a 6-1 victory at No. 1 double by Ellis Klanduch and Henry Hammond, a 6-2 victory by Sam Plys and Eddie Bergelin at No. 2 doubles, and a perfect 6-0 victory by Ryan Papazov and Rintaro Goda at No. 3 doubles.

The Chargers carried that momentum through six straight set victories in singles play. Papazov at No. 2 singles, Hammond at No. 4 singles, and Goda at No. 6 singles all swept their West Liberty opponents without dropping a single game, while Sam Plys took a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 5 singles, and Ellis Klanduch won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. Freshman Eddie Bergelin had the toughest match at No. 3 singles but still handled his West Liberty opponent with poise, taking a 6-4, 6-2 victory to complete the day.

Hillsdale is now 5-5 overall and continues play on Hilton Head Island on Thursday with a match against Millersville. The Chargers will start conference play when they return up north next week, facing off against Kentucky Wesleyan and Thomas More on March 22 and 23.

Photo by Vincent Hill