Tennis Falls in Crucial NBC Match at Salem, Still Control Fate

By Leopard Nation · Published May 4, 2012 · Updated May 4, 2012

Salem 3, Louisville 2

Late into the evening, the Louisville Leopards boys tennis team suffered their second straight defeat and first to an NBC foe as they fell at Salem Thursday 3-2. Louisville swept their doubles matches in straight sets, but Salem won all three singles matches in the same fashion.

Doubles winners for Louisville included the teams of Vince Burwell & Daniel Thompson and Michael Thomas & Ryan Shepherd. The win is the Quakers first ever win over the Leopards after previously suffering eight straight defeats.

The Leopards are now 14-3 overall and 8-1 in the NBC and still control their fate for winning an NBC Title. A win at Marlington on Wednesday, May 9 will give them at least a share of the NBC. Salem still has to play Alliance a second time. A loss by the Quakers to the Aviators and win by the Leopards over the Dukes would give Louisville the title outright.

Here’s a look at the results from Thursday’s match:

QUAKERS 3, LEOPARDS 2

#1 Singles winner: Salem: Mitch Maroscher (S) d. Adam Sullivan (L) 6-0, 6-0
#2 Singles winner: Salem: Jay Linam (S) d. Jackson Frazier (L) 6-1, 6-1
#3 Singles winner: Salem: Andrew Pietzrak (S) d. Anthony Hoover (L) 6-1, 6-3

#1 Doubles winner: Louisville: Vince Burwell & Daniel Thompson (L) d. Marty Roth & Mark Fredrickson (S) 6-3, 6-1
#2 Doubles winner: Louisville: Michael Thomas & Ryan Shepherd (L) d. Billy Erksine & Saskia Wolfe (S) 6-1, 6-1

Records: Louisville 14-3, 8-1