BANNER ELK, N.C. - The No. 39 Lees-McRae College men's tennis
team has clinched at least a share of the regular season Conference
Carolinas title with a 6-3 win over the No. 31 Limestone College
Saints Tuesday afternoon.
The Bobcats jumped out to an early 2-1 lead when the doubles
combination of Shawn Sumner and Travis VanHoy earned a point at two
doubles, and Nandor Solymosi and Tyler Grove earned a point at
three doubles.
Alek Mojski gave the Bobcats a 3-1 lead with his come from behind
win at his two singles position. Mojski fell behind with a 2-6
first set loss but rallied to win the second and third sets 6-4,
6-4.
Thomas Olliver and Lopez Zuniga tied the match at three for the
Saints with their wins at one singles and three singles
respectively.
Grove quickly earned his point at number five singles with a
straight set, 6-1, 6-1 win to put the Bobcats one step closer to
the win.
VanHoy took an early 6-3 lead at his fourth position, but when the
rains came VanHoy fell in the second set 4-6. When the match went
indoors, VanHoy took advantage of the crowd and clinched the match
with a 6-3 set three win.
Steve Karendal added the finishing touches with a three set win at
his sixth position to give the Bobcats a 6-3 win.
With the win, the Bobcats improve to 12-5 overall and 7-0 in the
conference, while the Saints fall to 5-4 overall and 1-2 in the
conference.
"The guys earned this," said head coach Paul Goode. "I feel like
they have outworked every team in the conference, and I am so proud
of them and their performance today and throughout the season."
The Bobcats were scheduled to play their final conference match of
the season against Pfeiffer, Wednesday, but with impending
inclement weather the match has been postponed. A make-up date has
not yet been announced. With a win over Pfeiffer, the Bobcats will
secure the conference regular season title for themselves.
Doubles
1. Thomas Ollivier/Phillippe Hogan (LC) defeats Steve Karendal/Alek
Mojski (LMC), 8-1
2. Shawn Sumner/Travis VanHoy (LMC) defeats Christian
Warnholtz/Henrik Nordquist (LC), 7-2
3. Nandor Solymosi/Tyler Grove (LMC) defeats Paulo Avila/Lopez
Zuniga (LC), 9-8 (7-4)
Singles
1. Thomas Ollivier (LC) defeats Nandor Solymosi (LMC), 7-5, 6-2
2. Alek Mojski (LMC) defeats Phillippe Hogan (LC), 2-6, 6-4,
6-4
3. Lopez Zuniga (LC) defeats Shawn Sumner (LMC), 6-3, 6-4
4. Travis VanHoy (LMC) defeats set Henrik Nordquist (LC), 6-3, 4-6,
6-3
5. Tyler Grove (LMC) defeats Paulo Avila (LC), 6-2, 6-1
6. Steve Karendal (LMC) defeats Christian Warnholtz (LC), 6-1, 4-6,
6-2
Pictured: Travis VanHoy
