CLINTON, S.C. - The Presbyterian College men's tennis team dropped a close match to South Carolina State on Wednesday in its "Yellow Out" to raise awareness for cancer, 4-3.

The Blue Hose move to 11-11 on the year.

Andrew Brigham (Birmingham, England) and Zachary Sprouse (Hilton Head, S.C.) each posted singles wins on the day.

The Blue Hose began the matchup by holding off the Bulldogs for the opening doubles point. Brigham and Gonzalo Asis (Madrid, Spain) teamed up in the second flight to knock off Dmytro Kovalevych and Anton Protsenko, 8-4. With the doubles point hanging on the final match after a third flight loss, Grayson Mills (Lilburn, Ga.) and Rafael Berghaus (Offenbach, Germany) gutted out an 8-6 victory over Gabriel Meana and Peteris Vinogradous.

In singles play, Brigham held off Meana in the second flight. After dropping the first set, 3-6, Brigham clipped the Bulldog with a 7-6 second set win before pulling out the match.

Sprouse also earned a win for PC in the sixth flight, dispatching Radek Langer, 6-3, 6-2.

PC returns to the courts on Sunday in a Big South home contest against UNC Asheville. Action gets under way at 1 p.m.

Singles competition
1. Dmytro Kovalevych (SCS) def. MILLS, Grayson (PC-M) 6-1, 6-3
2. BRIGHAM, Andrew (PC-M) def. Gabriel Meana (SCS) 3-6, 7-6, 1-0
3. Peteris Vinogradous (SCS) def. BERGHAUS, Rafael (PC-M) 6-2, 6-4
4. Anton Protsenko (SCS) def. MOONEY, Kenneth (PC-M) 6-3, 6-2
5. Artemiy Nikitin (SCS) def. ASIS, Gonzalo (PC-M) 6-1, 6-0
6. SPROUSE, Zachary (PC-M) def. Radek Langer (SCS) 6-3, 6-2