The Emory men's tennis team registered its ninth straight win Tuesday afternoon as it topped Shorter University at the Woodruff PE Center.  The Eagles, ranked No. 2 among Division III programs, raised their record to 17-2 following a 6-3 decision over the Hawks who slipped to 7-2.

Emory jumped out to a 3-0 lead after sweeping the doubles portion of the match.  The Eagles’ No. 1 junior tandem of Chris Goodwin and Will Humphreys raised their spring record to 15-4 (22-5 overall) after coming away with an 8-3 decision over Guillaume Ledrap and Eric Tucoulou.  Also posting wins were Dillon Pottish and Colin Egan at No. 3 and Noah Simonson and Ayush Bajoria at the No. 2 slot.

Eagles’ head coach John Browning adjusted the singles lineup, opting to rest Pottish and Goodwin at the Nos. 1 & 2 positions, respectively.  Emory recorded three singles wins with freshman Simon Lavoie-LaPerusse earning a 7-6, 6-1 verdict over Tucoulou at No. 3 while sophomore Dylan Wright battled to a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Bastien Russo at No. 4.  Rounding out the singles win for Emory was freshman Eric Seidelman, who, in his first action of the spring, came out on top in a 6-4, 6-4 outcome over Grayson Jones at No. 6.  

Emory returns to action on April 12 when it plays at Auburn-Montgomery.