NEWLAND, N.C. – The Lees-McRae men's tennis team won two of the three doubles matches to clinch the doubles point, while both
Andy Tallafigo and
Max Borisov won their respective singles matches, but it was not enough as visiting Barton won four singles matches to clinch a slim 4-3 win over the Bobcats in the Conference Carolinas match this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Barton – 4; Lees-McRae – 3
LOCATION: Avery County High School – Newland, North Carolina
RECORDS: Barton (16-7/7-2), Lees-McRae (3-11/2-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The doubles team of Borisov and Hanqing Wang posted a 6-3 win in the #1 doubles match to clinch their second conference win.
- The duo of Sam Jones and Landon Church also won their #2 doubles match by a score of 6-2 to claim their first conference win.
- Borisov clinched a 6-0, 7-5 win in the #2 singles match for his team-leading sixth conference victory.
- Tallafigo rallied after losing in the first set to clinch a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win in the #6 singles match to notch his fifth conference win.
- Ezequiel Arce battled in his #4 singles match, before ultimately falling short to his rival from Barton.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will close out their regular season tomorrow at 12 p.m. against Chowan.
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