RADFORD, Va. – Winthrop men's tennis (9-6, 5-0 Big South) won its fifth-consecutive match and remained undefeated in conference play with a 6-1 road win at Radford (8-10, 0-7 Big South) Tuesday afternoon. The streak marks the best start to league play since the 2015 squad went 4-0 to start conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Eagles won the doubles point for the eighth time this season, sweeping all three courts for just the third time.

-Sophomore Connor Williamson led off the Eagles in singles play with his third-consecutive singles win, all coming in straight-sets, for a 2-0 lead.

-Senior Tremayne Mitchell continued his winning streak with his ninth victory in a row to extend the lead to 3-0. Mitchell has won four out of his past five matches in straight sets.

-The clinching point would come from the other senior in Joshua Ryan, who, playing up a court to No. 5, would deliver the straight-set knockout punch the Eagles needed. Ryan battled back from down 4-5 in the first set to take it 7-5, then completed the deciding win with a dominant 6-2 second set.  

-The Highlanders would get on the board with a win on court three, but Winthrop would finish strong with a third-set tiebreak win by Diego Quiroz at No. 1 and a three-set victory by Aditya Gokhale at No. 6 for the 6-1 victory.

NOTABLES
-Tremayne Mitchell won his ninth-straight singles match, his team-leading 12^th singles victory on the season, which is a new career-high for the senior.

-Gabriel Dias and Joshua Ryan completed the doubles sweep with a 6-4 win, improving their undefeated record to 9-0 on the year, the best record in the league at the No. 3 court.

-Since dropping a tough 6-0 loss to Ga. Southern on Feb. 25, Winthrop has won eight of nine matches over the past month, including its 5-0 start to Big South play. The win improved Winthrop's road record to 5-4 on the season.

UP NEXT
Winthrop returns to Rock Hill Tennis Center on Fri., Apr. 6 to take on Charlotte at 3 p.m. Senior Day ceremonies for Tremayne Mitchell and Joshua Ryan will take place beginning at approximately 2:45 p.m.

FULL RESULTS
Singles
1. QUIROZ, Diego (WIN) def. MAGALHAES, Rodrigo (RAD) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-3)
2. MITCHELL, Tremayne (WIN) def. VARGA, Matko (RAD) 6-4, 6-3
3. CALDWELL, Alexandros (RAD) def. PAPPAYIANNIS, L. (WIN) 6-4, 6-3
4. WILLIAMSON, Connor (WIN) def. MEEKERS, Michiel (RAD) 6-2, 6-2
5. RYAN, Joshua (WIN) def. SALA, Carlos (RAD) 7-5, 6-2
6. GOKHALE, Aditya (WIN) def. CALAIS, Robin (RAD) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. QUIROZ, Diego/MITCHELL, Tremayne (WIN) def. MAGALHAES, Rodrigo/CALDWELL, Alexandros (RAD) 6-4
2. WILLIAMSON, Connor/GOKHALE, Aditya (WIN) def. SALA, Carlos/MEEKERS, Michiel (RAD) 6-1
3. DIAS, Gabriel/RYAN, Joshua (WIN) def. VARGA, Matko/CALAIS, Robin (RAD) 6-4