RADFORD, Va., April 8, 2009 – The James Madison men’s tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision to No. 56 Radford in its final road match of the season.

JMU fell to 7-14 overall while Radford won its 33rd straight at home and concluded its regular season with an 18-3 record.

Led by the 48th-ranked doubles team in the nation, Martin Sayer and Zack Watson, Radford swept all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead in the match.  Sayer and Watson defeated Madison’s No. 1 singles team of junior Mike Smith (Fairfax Station, Va./Robinson) and sophomore Matt King (Lorton, Va./Robinson) 8-0.

The Highlanders continued to control the match in singles play, winning all six matches in two sets.  Senior Brian Rubenstein (East Hampton, N.Y./East Hampton) gave RU the best challenge, losing 6-3, 6-3 to Stefan Bojic at No. 3.

The Dukes will close out their regular season on Saturday (April 11) as they’ll host George Washington in their final tune-up before the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament.

Radford 7, JMU 0

Doubles
No. 1 – Sayer/Watson (RU) d. Smith/King (JMU) 8-0

No. 2 – Salec/Benhammou (RU) d. Rubenstein/Robinson (JMU) 8-4

No. 3 – Ogrizek/Bojic (RU) d. Voznenko/Maaranen (JMU) 8-3

Singles

No. 1 – Sayer (RU) d. Robinson (JMU) 6-2, 6-1

No. 2 – Salec (RU) d. Smith (JMU) 6-3, 6-1

No. 3 – Bojic (RU) d. Rubenstein (JMU) 6-3, 6-3

No. 4 – Benhammou (RU) d. Maaranen (JMU) 6-0, 6-1

No. 5 – Ogrizek (RU) d. Voznenko (JMU) 6-2, 6-1

No. 6 – Watson (RU) d. Armes (JMU) 6-0, 6-1

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