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Netters Capture First Victory with 5-2 Win over Anderson

The Wabash College tennis team notched its first victory of the season on Wednesday afternoon, defeating Anderson University 5-2 at the Collett Tennis Center.

The Little Giants opened with wins in two of the three doubles matches. Senior Scott Paramoure (New Brownfels, TX/New Brownfels) and junior Cameron Starnes (Crawfordsville, IN/Crawfordsville) combined for a 9-7 victory at number one doubles. Senior Andrew Shelton (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) and sophomore Nathan Cain (Columbus, IN/Columbus North) took an 8-3 victory at number two doubles to earn the first point of the match for Wabash.

Paramoure took a straight-sets victory at number one singles over Anderson's Cameron Scott, winning 6-0, 6-1. Cain added another point to the team total with a 6-4, 6-2 win at number three singles. Starnes and sophomore Paul Drambarean (Attica, IN/Attica) took the final two points for Wabash in singles play to give the Little Giants their first win of the year. Starnes was a 6-4, 6-3 winner at number four singles. Drambarean took a 6-4, 7-5 victory in the number five singles match.

Wabash is 1-4 for the season. The Little Giants travel to Holland, Michigan on Saturday, March 1 to play Hope College at 1 p.m.

Wabash 5, Anderson 2

No. 1 Singles - Scott Paramoure (W) defeated Cameron Scott (A) 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 Singles - Brian Stump (A) defeated Andrew Shelton (W) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
No. 3 Singles - Nathan Cain (W) defeated Jeremy Zerkel (A) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 Singles - Cameron Starnes (W) defeated Nick Deal (A) 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 Singles - Paul Drambarean (W) defeated Matt Barr (A) 6-4, 7-5
No. 6 Singles - Matt Haskett (A) defeated Corey Shafer (W) 6-1, 6-0

No. 1 Doubles - Paramoure and Starnes (W) defeated Stump and Zerkel (A) 9-7
No. 2 Doubles - Shelton and Cain (W) defeated Barr and Mike Clark (A) 8-3
No. 3 Doubles - Deal and Scott (A) defeated Drambarean and Shafer (W) 8-6