BANNER ELK, N.C. – Gabriel Muniz and Garrett Lakey both notched singles and doubles victories Saturday but it was not enough as the Lees-McRae College men's tennis team dropped its conference opener to Belmont Abbey, 6-3. The loss drops LMC's record to 1-6 on the season.
A complete list of the results in Saturday's match are listed below.
Singles
1. Gabriel Muniz (LMC) def. Juan Baez (Belmont Abbey): 6-4, 3-6, 10-3
2. Garrett Lakey (LMC) def. Grant Goldin (Belmont Abbey): 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
3. James Delaney (Belmont Abbey) def. Sebastian Zuhr (LMC): 6-4, 6-2
4. George Barfoot (Belmont Abbey) def. Brandon Caldwell (LMC): 6-1, 6-0
5. Zachary Blythe (Belmont Abbey) def. Cole Douglas-Fields (LMC): 6-4, 6-4
6. Carlos Nolasco (Belmont Abbey) def. Thomas Deeley (LMC): 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
1. Gabriel Muniz/Garrett Lakey (LMC) def. Juan Baez/James Delaney (Belmont Abbey): 8-7 (12-10)
2. Zachary Blythe/Grant Goldin (Belmont Abbey) def. Sebastian Zuhr/Cole Douglas-Fields (LMC): 8-5
3. Jacob Andress/Michael Rapsik (Belmont Abbey) def. Grant Miller/Thomas Deeley (LMC): 8-5
Next up for the Bobcats will be a non-conference tilt at Catawba on Wednesday. The start time for that match is set for 2 p.m.
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