BRISTOL, Tenn. – Lees-McRae men's tennis fell short to King, 4-3, in another edition of the "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" this afternoon.
Hudson Hoskins,
Braden Sanchez, and
Isaac Yang earned victories in their respective singles matches.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King – 4, Lees-McRae - 3
LOCATION: King University Tennis Complex – Bristol, Tennessee
RECORDS: King (7-12/1-7); Lees-McRae (5-4/2-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Marco Laguna and Tenzin Dorji collected the 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles this afternoon, but King tallied the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and 3 doubles.
- Yang recorded a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles over Danny Neleman.
- Hoskins defeated King's Rohan Chalisgaonkar, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 5 singles. Sanchez joined Hoskins and Yang in the win column with the three-set win over Ben Jones at No. 6 singles, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
- Henry Austin narrowly fell to Beckham Sylvester at No. 4 singles in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae faces Belmont Abbey on Friday, April 10 in Belmont, North Carolina.
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