BANNER ELK, N.C. – The Lees-McRae men's tennis team posted a pair of victories in the doubles competition, with
Jofre Tura-Campalans and
Landon Church claiming the #1 doubles match and the duo of
Miodrag Popovic and
Hanqing Wang winning the #2 doubles match, but Mount Olive claimed four victories in the singles competition en route to a 4-1 victory this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mount Olive – 4; Lees-McRae – 1
LOCATION: C.D. Chesley Tennis Courts – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Mount Olive (9-2/6-0), Lees-McRae (5-3/3-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Tura-Campalans and Church won the #1 doubles match with a 7-6 (7-3 tiebreaker) score, while Popovic and Wang claimed a 6-3 win in the #2 doubles competition.
- Popovic won the first set of his #3 singles match with a 7-5 score before ultimately falling in the match as Mount Olive won the final two sets.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will close out the conference weekend tomorrow as they host Belmont Abbey at 8:30 a.m.
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