KNOXVILLE, Tennessee -- Ferrum College's men's tennis team dropped a pair of non-conference matches Friday, March 11, on the road. The Panthers fell 5-3 to Maryville College, then fell 8-1 to host Johnson University. Both matches were played at the Johnson U. Tennis Courts.

RECORDS
Johnson (6-8)
Maryville (2-4)
Ferrum (1-7)

THE BASICS
Patrick Marsh, Jacob Glass and William Davis picked up wins against Maryville in the #2, #3 and #5 singles spots, respectively. Marsh needed three sets to get past Cooper Newman 6-1, 2-6, 1-0. In the third set, March eked out a 10-8 super tiebreak win to take the match.

Glass also won at #3 singles against Johnson, beating Jacob Keeling in three sets. He dropped the opening set 6-2, but bounced back for a 6-4 win in the second set. Glass then rolled to a 10-4 super tiebreak win in the third and deciding set.

Ferrum-Maryville Singles
1. Kyle Shaver (MRVL) def. Viktor Johanssen (FCM) 6-1, 6-0
2. Patrick Marsh (FCM) def. Cooper Newman (MRVL) 6-1, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)
3. Jacob Glass (FCM) def. Jonah Hedges (MRVL) 6-1, 6-3
4. Kershawn Haynes (MRVL) def. Kevin Nester (FCM) 6-2, 6-4
5. William Davis (FCM) def. Ben Wyrick (MRVL) 6-3, 6-1
6. Seth Green (MRVL) vs. Nico Roth (FCM) unfinished

Ferrum-Maryville Doubles
1. Kyle Shaver/Cooper Newman (MRVL) def. Patrick Marsh/Jacob Glass (FCM) 8-4
2. Kershawn Haynes/Seth Green (MRVL) def. Viktor Johanssen/Tom Doherty (FCM) 8-2
3. Ben Wyrick/Jonah Hedges (MRVL) def. William Davis/Kevin Nester (FCM) 8-7 (7-2)

Ferrum-Johnson Singles
1. Kaden Buchanan (JU) def. Viktor Johanssen (FCM) 6-4, 6-3
2. Noah Brown (JU) def. Patrick Marsh (FCM) 7-5, 7-5
3. Jacob Glass (FCM) def. Jacob Keeling (JU) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4)
4. Cam Jones (JU) def. Kevin Nester (FCM) 6-1, 6-2
5. Cade Crowe (JU) def. Nico Roth (FCM) 6-1, 7-6 (9-7)
6. Ian Thomas (JU) def. Tom Doherty (FCM) 8-6

Ferrum-Johnson Doubles
1. Kaden Buchanan/Noah Brown (JU) def. Jacob Glass/Patrick Marsh (FCM) 8-4
2. Jacob Keeling/Daniel Orahood (JU) def. Viktor Johanssen/Tom Doherty (FCM) 8-4
3. Cam Jones/Gerrett Benjamin (JU) def. William Davis/Kevin Nester (FCM) 8-1

NEXT UP
Coach Rod Baker's team will be back on court Saturday, March 19, at Mary Baldwin University. The non-conference match is set for a 2:00 p.m. start in Staunton, Virginia.