Men's Tennis

Phung's Tiebreaker Victory Propels Men's Tennis to ODAC Win

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- With Randolph leading 4-3 and Randolph trailing in the only other remaining match, junior Dan Phung (Hanoi, Vietnam/International)) locked up a huge ODAC victory.

In doubles play, junior Daniil Lyalko (Reisterstown, Md./Park School of Baltimore) and first-year Doug Corbett (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) fended off three match points, but ultimately fell in an intense final game at top doubles.

First-year players Q Manglapus (Falls Church, Va./-)and JT von Seggern (McLean, Va./Langley) took an 8-1 decision at second doubles, however, while Phung and classmate Zach Dales (Albuquerque, N.M./Albuquerque) put Randolph up after doubles with a 8-3 victory.

In the early singles matches, the top four players split, as Lyalko and Corbett also fell at No. 1 and No. 3 singles, respectively, while von Seggern and Manglapus took straight set wins.

With his doubles partner down a set, Phung wrapped up the match with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win move Randolph to 2-2 in ODAC play and 5-5 on the year.

The WildCats will have as quick of a turnaround as possible, as they will be in action just 12 hours after the completion of tonight's match at Virginia Wesleyan.

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