Greeneville, TN - The Lenoir-Rhyne men's tennis team battled but ultimately fell to #27 Tusculum in a SAC showdown. After dropping the doubles point, the Bears looked to rally behind singles victories from
Vitor Ferreira and
Vadym Rogynskyi, but came up short to suffer their first conference loss of the season.
Doubles Results
1.
Vitor Ferreira /
Vadym Rogynskyi (LR) def. Angus Howard / Reese McCann (TU) 6-3
2. Kai Poelchau / Rens Verhaar (TU) def.
Lucas Galy / Paul Daniel Meyer (LR) 6-4
3. William Gee / David Negzaoui (TU) vs.
Elijah Blackshaw /
Samuil Sivinov (LR) 6-1
Sin. les Results
1.
Vitor Ferreira (LR) def. Romain Payan (TU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Rens Verhaar (TU)
def.
Paul Daniel Meyer (LR) 6-2, 7-6
3.
Vadym Rogynskyi (LR) def. David Negzaoui (TU) 7-5, 6-2
4. William Ge (TU) def.
Elijah Blackshaw (LR) 6-2, 7-6
5. Angus Howard (TU) def.
Samuil Sivinov (LR) 7-5, 7-5
6. Reese McCann (TU) vs.
Zeno Godi (LR) 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, UNFINISHED
The Bears will be back in action next Saturday as they head to Salisbury, N.C., to face off against the No. 9 Catawba Indians. The Indians are 10-1 on the year and are currently undefeated in conference play as they are coming off a 4-1 victory against Mars Hill earlier today. First serve is scheduled for 11:00 am.
