TIGERVILLE, S.C. --- The Lees-McRae men's tennis team grabbed wins at No. 1 and 3 doubles, but dropped a Conference Carolinas tilt to North Greenville, 7-2, Friday afternoon at the Vance Tennis Center in Tigerville, S.C.
The Crusaders (1-4, 1-0 CC) earned their first win by taking all the singles matches while the Bobcats fell to 0-6, 0-2.
The duo of João Araujo (Curitiba, Brazil) and Gabriel Muniz (Soao, Brazil) impressed with an 8-4 victory against Jose Gomez and Marcelo Yshikawa in No. 1 doubles play.
Sophomore Thomas Deeley (Oxford, England) teamed up with freshman Cole Douglas-Fields (Asheville, N.C.) to dominate No. 3 doubles, 8-0, against Sergio Araujo and Edmundo Torres.
LMC battles Southern Wesleyan in CC play Saturday, March 19 at 9:30 a.m. in Central, S.C.
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