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Kevin DeHerrera earned singles and doubles wins against Boston University. (Ray Acevedo)
Spearheaded by a sweep of
doubles, Valparaiso posted a 5-2 victory over Boston University
on Monday morning at Star Island in Orlando,
Fla.
The Crusaders came out
strong, taking the match’s first point. Kevin DeHerrera (Littleton,
Colo./Chatfield H.S.) and Michael Woodson (Raleigh,
N.C./Ravenscroft H.S.) got the ball rolling, defeating Alex Hallenbeck and
Marcus Vanberkel 8-2 at number three doubles.
Adam Whitmer (Shipshewana, Ind./Westview
H.S.) and Chris Baum (Charlotte, N.C./Providence
H.S.) added an 8-5 win over Jeff Chudacoff and Josh Friedman at the top spot to
secure the point. The two doubles team
of Tom Litscher (Eau
Claire, Wis./Memorial H.S.) and Arne Deihle (Reutlingen, Germany/Johannes
Kepler H.S.) capped the sweep with an 8-6 triumph over Bill Kring and Anders
Rathlev.
“We got off to a good, quick
start in doubles today,” head coach Jim
Daugherty said. “It helped with the
momentum heading into singles.”
Boston University
(2-6) tied the match at one as Chudacoff defeated Kyle Stump (Plymouth,
Ind./Plymouth H.S.) 6-2, 6-0 at
the top of the lineup, but the Crusaders responded. Baum posted a 6-4, 6-1 victory at the third
spot against Kring while DeHerrera defeated Alex Green 7-6 (1), 6-2 at number
five. Litscher secured the match win for
the Brown and Gold at fourth singles, downing Vanberkel 6-1, 7-6 (5). Whitmer added a three-set victory at second
singles, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 against Hallenbeck before the Terriers’ James Bernstein
defeated Siddarth Mehta (South Bend,
Ind./Clay H.S.) 7-6 (4), 3-6, 10-3.
“The win is definitely a
positive for us,” Daugherty said. “But
as we try to move forward as a team, we have to do a better job of reducing unforced
errors.”
Valparaiso (2-5) will return to the courts in Orlando
on Monday evening to face Connecticut
beginning at 5:30 p.m. CST.
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