Highlanders Upend Virginia Intermont in Regular Season Finale, 6-1

Radford, Va. -- Radford’s men’s tennis closed out their regular season in fine form, downing Virginia Intermont, 6-1, this afternoon at the Dedmon Center Courts. After falling in doubles, the Highlanders swept through singles competition for the win.

Brandon Johnson opened up with a quick three-set victory, 6-1, 0-6, 6-0 at No. 1 singles over Jorge Asencio who is currently ranked No. 1 in NAIA singles. Andre Cavaco, Arthur Vasarevic and Robel Mengisteab followed with straight set wins at No. 3, 4, and 6 to ensure Radford of the win. At No. 2 and No. 5, Joakim Arhammar and Dominic Soeur battled back after dropping their first sets to win in three.

Virginia Intermont won the doubles point when the No. 2 team of David Halldorsson and Vinicius Bitencourt def. and Soeur in a back-and-forth tiebreaker, 9-8 (6). The No. 3 team of Arhammar and Mengisteab earned the lone doubles win with an 8-3 victory.

Next up for the Highlanders is the Big South Tournament hosted by Elon University from April 17-19. Radford currently sits in sixth place in the conference with a 2-5 record. Their opponent for the tournament has yet to be determined, as conference play will finish up this weekend.

Radford 6, Virginia Intermont 1

Singles
1. Brandon Johnson (RU) def. Jorge Asencio (VI), 6-1, 0-6, 6-0
2. Joakim Arhammar (RU) def. Thiago Barbosa (VI), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Andre’ Cavaco (RU) def. David Halldorsson (VI), 7-5, 6-2
4. Arthur Vasarevic (RU) def. Vinicius Bitencourt (VI), 7-5, 6-3
5. Dominic Soeur (RU) def. Brandon Pike (VI), 6-7 (6), 6-4, 10-8
6. Robel Mengisteab (RU) def. Luis Lago de la Vega, 7-5, 6-4

Doubles
1. Asencio/Barbosa (VI) def. Cavaco/Vasarevic (RU), 8-2
2. Halldorsson/Bilencourt (VI) def. Johnson/Soeur (RU), 9-8 (6)
3. Arhammar/Mengisteab (RU) def. Pike/De La Vega (VI), 8-3