BANNER ELK, N.C. – The Lees-McRae College men's tennis team picked up a 6-1 win over Catawba College Tuesday afternoon in non-conference action. The victory improves Lees-McRae's record to 4-2 on the 2019-20 season.
After dropping a 7-0 decision to Catawba last season, the Bobcats avenged that loss on Tuesday. Lees-McRae won both doubles matches that took place to go along with winning five of the six singles bouts. The Bobcats have now won three straight matches dating back to the fall portion of their schedule. For the complete results from Tuesday, please see below.
Singles competition
1. Ryen Reid (CATM) def. Hanquing Wang (LMC) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
2. Patryk Garwacki (LMC) def. Cason Hiers (CATM) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Jofre Tura-Campalans (LMC) def. Jack Joel (CATM) 7-5, 6-1
4. Miodrag Popovic (LMC) def. Adam Rocko (CATM) 8-7, 7-4
5. Matt Meluch (LMC) def. Vid Rados (CATM) 6-4, 0-6, 7-6
6. Fitzgerald Lomp (LMC) def. Kane Elkin (CATM) 8-6
Doubles competition
1. Jofre Tura-Campalans/Patryk Garwacki (LMC) def. Ryen Reid/Cason Hiers (CATM) 7-6 (2)
2. Hanquing Wang/Miodrag Popovic (LMC) def. Adam Rocko/Jack Joel (CATM) 6-4
3. Kane Elkin/Vid Rados (CATM) vs. Fitzgerald Lomp/Matt Meluch (LMC) no result
The Bobcats will be back in action on Sunday when they travel to Lee University for a non-conference match. First serve of that contest is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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