BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Andrew Kunaka and
Andy Tallafigo went 2-0 on the day for Lees-McRae men's tennis, but the Bobcats fell to Milligan, 4-3, on Monday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Milligan – 4; Lees-McRae – 3
LOCATION: Mathes Tennis Center – Johnson City, Tennessee
RECORDS: Milligan (8-11), Lees-McRae (5-8)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Kunaka and Tallafigo earned the lone doubles victory for Lees-McRae at 6-4 on No. 2 doubles. Milligan took the doubles advantage with 6-2 victories at No. 1 and 3 doubles.
- Max Borisov evened the match with a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles and Kunaka gave Lees-McRae its second point of the day with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 win over Milligan's Nathan Smiley.
- Tallafigo battled back after falling in a first-set tiebreaker for the three-set match win at No. 4 singles, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2.
- Hudson Hoskins narrowly fell to Milligan's Derian Janeke in three sets at No. 6 singles, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 3-6.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae heads to Spartanburg, South Carolina for a Conference Carolinas match with Converse on Thursday, April 4.
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