FERRUM, Virginia -- Ferrum College fell 8-1 to visiting Roanoke College in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) action this afternoon at the Burrows-Skeens Tennis Courts.

RECORDS
Roanoke (7-1, 1-0 ODAC)
Ferrum (0-6, 0-5 ODAC)

THE BASICS
The Maroons swept the three doubles matches to go out in front early, then won five of the six singles matches to close it out.

Ferum's Tripoom Jala helped the Panther's avoid the shutout with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Roanoke's Zach Kriebler at #1 singles.

SINGLES
1. Tripoom Jala (FCM) def. Kriebel, Zach (RCM) 6-4, 7-5
2. Maccari, Federico (RCM) def. Gabriel Alvarez (FCM) 6-1, 6-0
3. Marques, Julio (RCM) def. Kevin Nester (FCM) 6-1, 6-1
4. Lesko, Hardt (RCM) def. Will Davis (FCM) 6-0, 6-0
5. Wagner, Jackson (RCM) def. Jairo Herbas (FCM) 6-3, 6-0
6. Beheler, Lance (RCM) def. Austin Brigman (FCM) 6-0, 6-3

DOUBLES
1. Kriebel, Zach/Maccari, Federico (RCM) def. Tripoom Jala/Gabriel Alvarez (FCM) 8-1
2. Wagner, Jackson/Marques, Julio (RCM) def. Will Davis/Jairo Herbas (FCM) 8-2
3. Lesko, Hardt/Beheler, Lance (RCM) def. Kevin Nester/Austin Brigman (FCM) 8-4

ORDER OF FINISH
Doubles: 1,2,3
Singles: 3,2,1,4,6,5

UP NEXT
Coach Rod Baker's team will be back in action Saturday, March 16, at home against Randolph-Macon College. The ODAC match is scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. start.