FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Citadel won both matches of a doubleheader against Methodist at the Gene Clayton Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon, dropping just a single point across the two non-traditional scoring matches.

Match 1 Information
Location: Fayetteville, N.C. (Gene Clayton Tennis Center)
Final Score: The Citadel 8, Methodist 1
Records: The Citadel (2-4), Methodist (0-2)

Match 1 Rundown

• While normally contested as a single point, each doubles match counted as an individual point against the Monarchs. The Citadel jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after claiming wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots, with Andrew Darby and Phillip Quinn blanking their opponents 8-0 at the bottom spot.
• The Citadel swept all six singles matches, with no Methodist player winning more than six games.
• Hayden Shoemake, Josiah Schainblatt, Quinn and Sebastian Kamieniecki all notched double bagels from No. 3 to No. 6, shutting out their opponents.
• The win snapped a three-match skid for the Bulldogs, who earned their first victory since Feb. 6.

Match 1 Results
Doubles
1. Zvonko Bencedic / Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) def. Henry Blanco / Quinn McNamara (MU) 8-4
2. E.J. Stolmeijer / AJ Rogers (MU) def. Hayden Shoemake / Will Graham (CIT) 8-6
3. Andrew Darby / Phillip Quinn (CIT) def. Spencer Kieft / Hayden Holloway (MU) 8-0

Singles
1. Will Graham (CIT) def. Henry Blanco (MU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Hayden Holloway (MU) 6-4, 6-0
3. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) def. Harrison Bitzberger (MU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) def. Owen Findley (MU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Phillip Quinn (CIT) def. Brent Edwards (MU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) def. Samir Tewari (MU) 6-0, 6-0

Match 2 Information
Location: Fayetteville, N.C. (Gene Clayton Tennis Center)
Final Score: The Citadel 9, Methodist 0
Records: The Citadel (3-4), Methodist (0-3)

Match 2 Rundown

• After allowing Methodist to claim one of the three doubles match in the first match of the day, The Citadel responded well, shutting out the Monarchs and winning all three contests. For the second straight match, Darby and Quinn posted a perfect 8-0 victory at the No. 3 slot, and Shoemake and Graham bounced back with an 8-3 win at No. 2.
• Just as they did in the opening match of the day, the Bulldogs swept past the Monarchs in singles action with wins at all six positions.
• In his four matches of the day between singles and doubles, Quinn dropped only a single game.
• With the victory, The Citadel secured its first back-to-back wins of the season and its first winning streak since earning three straight victories from Feb. 29-March 6, 2020.

Match 2 Results
Doubles
1. Josiah Schainblatt / Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. E.J. Stolmeijer / AJ Rogers (MU) 8-5
2. Hayden Shoemake / Will Graham (CIT) def. Henry Blanco / Quinn McNamara (MU) 8-3
3. Phillip Quinn / Andrew Darby (CIT) def. Spencer Kieft / Harrison Bitzberger (MU) 8-0

Singles
1. Will Graham (CIT) def. E.J. Stolmeijer (MU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Henry Blanco (MU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) def. Quinn McNamara (MU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) def. AJ Rogers (MU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Phillip Quinn (CIT) def. Spencer Kieft (MU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Andrew Darby (CIT) def. Owen Findley (MU) 6-1, 6-0

Up Next
The Citadel will return to the courts for its first match of Southern Conference play as well as its first home match at the Earle Tennis Center of the season next Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. against Wofford.