BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Jofre Tura-Campalans and
Landon Church teamed up to claim a victory in the #1 doubles match, while both
Hanqing Wang and
Miodrag Popovic won their respective singles matches, but it was not enough as Southern Wesleyan posted a 5-2 victory over the host Bobcats in the regular-season finale.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Southern Wesleyan – 5; Lees-McRae – 2
LOCATION: C.D. Chesley Tennis Courts – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Southern Wesleyan (8-7/5-3), Lees-McRae (5-5/3-5)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Tura-Campalans and Church won the #2 doubles match by a 6-4 score.
- Wang claimed a 7-5, 6-2 victory in the #2 singles match, while Popovic won the #3 singles match with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 score.
- Church forced a third-set tiebreaker before ultimately falling by a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (10-8 tiebreaker) score.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will open up the Conference Carolinas Championships on April 23 in Sumter, South Carolina.
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