BRISTOL, Tenn. – Lees-McRae men's tennis collected the 6-1 Conference Carolinas win over "Battle for the Blue Ridge" opponent King on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae - 6; King - 1
LOCATION: King Tennis Courts – Bristol, Tennessee
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (8-4/3-1), King (4-8/0-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Bobcats started the day with a sweep of the doubles matches. Andrew Kunaka and Marco Laguna dispatched the Tornado, 6-2, at No. 3 doubles.
- Max Borisov and Tenzin Dorji delivered a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles for the doubles point. Ezequiel Arce and Isaac Yang completed the sweep with a 7-6 (5) win at No. 1 doubles for the Bobcats.
- Borisov continued his undefeated play with a 7-5, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles over Bar Meshel.
- Yang joined Borisov with a straight-set victory at No. 2 singles, 6-3, 6-0.
- Kunaka battled back in a third-set tiebreaker at No. 3 singles, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 1-0 (10-8).
- Andy Tallafigo completed the comeback at No. 5 singles with the 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 win. Dorji rounded out the Bobcats with a victory in three sets. Dorji won 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae men's tennis returns to Banner Elk on Tuesday, March 25 to face Converse at 1 p.m. on the C.D. Chesley Tennis Courts.
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