BANNER ELK, N.C. – The Lees-McRae College men's tennis team fell in Conference Carolinas action Friday afternoon to Southern Wesleyan, 7-2. The loss moves LMC's record to 1-8 overall and 0-2 in league matches.
The team of Garrett Lakey and Gabriel Muniz picked up its four win of the season from the No. 1 doubles spot, which evened its record to 4-4 in 2016-17.
In singles action, Cole Douglas-Fields pulled into a tie for the team-lead with his third singles win of the season against SWU's Keegan Barkely, 6-4 and 6-3.
Below are all the results from Friday's match.
Singles competition
1. Camilo Sandoval (SWU) def. Gabriel Muniz (LMC) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
2. Urs Widow (SWU) def. Garrett Lakey (LMC) 6-3, 6-4
3. Daniel Bolivar (SWU) def. Sebastian Zuhr (LMC) 6-4, 6-2
4. Stan Grzeslo (SWU) def. Brandon Caldwell (LMC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Cole Douglas-Fields (LMC) def. Keegan Barkley (SWU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Harry Reed (SWU) def. Thomas Deeley (LMC) 2-6, 6-3, 10-7
Doubles competition
1. Garrett Lakey/Gabriel Muniz (LMC) def. Keegan Barkley/Stan Grzeslo (SWU) 8-7 (7-2)
2. Camilo Sandoval/Daniel Bolivar (SWU) def. Sebastian Zuhr/Cole Douglas-Fields (LMC) 8-1
3. Urs Widow/Harry Reed (SWU) def. Brandon Caldwell/Thomas Deeley (LMC) 8-1
LMC will be back in action Saturday at noon when it hosts North Greenville at the LMC Tennis Courts.
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