GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Facundo Perlov of Lees-McRae men's tennis has been named the Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Freshman of the Month after picking up three victories in the dual match season in October.
Perlov, a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, went 3-1 in two matches against Young Harris and Mars Hill on Oct. 8. Perlov defeated Rodrigo Mendoza of Young Harris in No. 2 singles at 6-4, 6-0 and followed the victory with a 6-0, 6-0 straight-set win against Faris Hadzisadikovic of Mars Hill. The Bobcats earned the 4-1 match victory against Mars Hill with Perlov also picking up 6-4 decision with
Max Borisov at No. 1 doubles.
In the match with Young Harris, Perlov had a decisive victory at 6-4, 6-0 against Young Harris' Mendoza as Lees-McRae was narrowly defeated on Oct. 8, 4-3.
In the ITA Regional Championships, Perlov went 1-1 in the main singles draw with an opening-round victory at 6-3, 6-4 over Flagler's Cedric Holzmann before falling to the No. 16 Rhodri Atkinson in three sets (6-3, 3-6, 2-6). Perlov paired up with Borisov for the Bobcats in the doubles portion of the competition where they went 1-1 with an opening-round victory at 8-6.
Lees-McRae men's tennis is idle the rest of 2022 with the Bobcat playing Davidson on Jan. 21 for a dual match in Davidson, North Carolina.
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