WSSU Men’s Tennis Hammers West Virginia State, 7-0 Chris Zona 04/03/10 Rams earn straight-set victories in eight of nine matches WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Winston-Salem State University men’s tennis team swept the visiting Yellow Jackets of West Virginia State 7-0 on Saturday afternoon at the WSSU Tennis Complex as the Rams earned straight-set victories in eight of the nine matches played en route to improving to 2-16 on the season. The Rams opened the match by securing the doubles point as Brian Coxton and Ian Hunter defeated Nick Anderson and Andrew Barr 8-1 at first doubles and Antentor Hinton and Joab Odera defeated Jason and Derek Thaxton 8-1 at third doubles to give WSSU an early 1-0 advantage. The Rams built upon their doubles success by sweeping all six singles matches in straight sets as they earned the 7-0 shutout victory over the Yellow Jackets. Brian Coxton turned in the most impressive match of the day as he surrendered only one point in a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Nick Anderson at first singles. The victory improves WSSU to 2-16 on the year while West Virginia State falls to 4-4 on the season with the loss. The Rams return to action on Tuesday, April 6 as they play host to the The Citadel at the WSSU Tennis Complex at 2:00 p.m. Tennis Match Results West Virginia State University vs Winston-Salem State Apr 03, 2010 at Winston-Salem, N.C. (WSSU Tennis Complex) Winston-Salem State 7, West Virginia State University 0 Singles competition 1. COXTON,Brian (WSSUM) def. ANDERSON,Nick (WVASTATE) 6-0, 6-1 2. HUNTER,Ian (WSSUM) def. BARR,Andrew (WVASTATE) 6-3, 6-4 3. GLODDE,Maximilian (WSSUM) def. WALLING,James (WVASTATE) 6-4, 6-3 4. MOORE,Troy (WSSUM) def. THAXTON,Derek (WVASTATE) 6-1, 6-2 5. ODERA,Joab (WSSUM) def. WOOTEN,Brian (WVASTATE) 7-6, 6-1 6. HINTON,Antentor (WSSUM) def. THAXTON,Jason (WVASTATE) 6-1, 6-2 Doubles competition 1. COXTON,Brian/HUNTER,Ian (WSSUM) def. ANDERSON,Nick/BARR,Andrew (WVASTATE) 8-1 2. WALLING,James/WOOTEN,Brian (WVASTATE) def. MOORE,Troy/KING,Mason (WSSUM) 9-8 3. HINTON,Antentor/ODERA,Joab (WSSUM) def. THAXTON,Jason/THAXTON,Derek (WVASTATE) 8-1 Match Notes West Virginia State University (4-4) Winston-Salem State (2-16)