SUMTER, S.C. - The #5 seeded Lenoir-Rhyne men's tennis team saw their impressive season come to a close on Friday morning, falling 4-0 to the top seeded and #8 ranked Catawba Indians. 

Catawba won 6-2 and 6-0 at #2 and #3 doubles to pick up the all-important first point. Ranked #33 in the country, the doubles pairing of Vadym Rogynskyi and Vitor Ferreira were leading Catawba's Luca Bergonzi and Agustin Mastri 4-3 when the match was clinched, making them undefeated in the spring and 14-1 during the course of the entire year.

The Catawba Indians took the match thanks to two-set victories at #1, #2, and #3 singles. Elijah Blackshaw won the second set at the #4 spot and Samuil Sivinov took the first set at #5 singles. 

Lenoir-Rhyne closes their season with a record of 10-5 (8-3 SAC) and advanced to the conference semi-finals for just the second time in program history. Four-year player Vadym Rogynskyi is the Bears' only graduating senior. 

Doubles Results
1. Vitor Ferreira / Vadym Rogynskyi (LR) vs. Luca Bergonzi / Agustin Mastri (CC) 4-3, UNFINISHED 
2. Alen Bill / Santiago Passoni (CC) def. Elijah Blackshaw / Samuil Sivinov 6-2
3. Mateo Berne / Alessandro Valletta (CC) def. Lucas Galy / Paul Daniel Meyer (LR) 6-0

Singles Results
1. Agustin Mastri (CC) def. Vitor Ferreira (LR) 6-3, 6-4
2. Santiago Passoni (CC) def. Paul Daniel Meyer (LR) 6-2, 6-1
3. Mateo Berne (CC) def. Vadym Rogynskyi (LR) 6-2, 6-4
4. Elijah Blackshaw (LR) vs. Luca Bergonzi (CC) 4-6, 6-3, UNFINISHED
5. Samuil Sivinov (LR) vs. Ryosuke Inagawa (CC) 7-5, 2-3, UNFINISHED
6. Alessandro Valetta (CC) vs. Zeno Godi (LR) 6-2, 4-2, UNFINISHED