MURFREESBORO, N.C. – Lees-McRae men's tennis registered the 4-0 victory at Chowan on Saturday afternoon with
Max Borisov,
Martin Hlavacek, and
Facundo Perlov securing wins in their singles matches for the Bobcats.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae - 4; Chowan - 0
LOCATION: Rose Family Tennis Complex – Murfreesboro, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (3-7/2-3), Chowan (2-13/1-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Landon Church and Andy Tallafigo collected the first victory at No. 3 doubles with a 6-4 decision. Perlov and Ezequiel Arce claimed the doubles point for the Bobcats with a similar 6-4 victory.
- Borisov and Hlavacek closed out the doubles portion with a 7-6 tiebreaker win at No. 1 doubles.
- Borisov continued his winning ways in straight sets with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Chowan's Nikola Cventanovic. Borisov's win today is his seventh in a row and holds a 7-1 record at No. 1 singles in the spring season.
- Perlov joined Borisov for a perfect 3-0 singles record on the week with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles and Hlavacek clinched the match point in the third set after his opponent retired while Hlavacek led 5-1.
- Church held a one-set advantage on court No. 5 after winning the first set 6-2, but the match went unfinished after Hlavacek's victory.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae battles King on Tuesday, April 4 at 2 p.m. in the first edition of the "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" in the 2022-23 season between the two squads.
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