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Liberty Edges Men's Tennis, 4-3

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Men's Tennis Drops Match to UNC Asheville

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College men's tennis team fell to UNC Asheville in a road Big South Conference matchup on Wednesday afternoon, 6-1.

PC moves to 11-14 on the year and 1-5 in Big South play. UNC Asheville improves to 12-9 and 4-2 in league action.

William O'Connell (Nadi, Fiji) won the lone match for the Blue Hose, downing Jonas Brobeck by a 7-5, 6-3 margin at the third flight. The win gives the junior his 12th singles victory in his first season at PC, one shy of the team lead.

Several players pushed their matches to three sets in hard-fought losses. Gonzalo Asis (Madrid, Spain) dropped a tough contest at No. 6 to John Schubel, 7-6, 1-6, 7-5.

Zachary Sprouse (Hilton Head, S.C.) battled Thomas Rees at the fourth flight and fell to the Bulldog, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.

Andrew Brigham (Birmingham, England) nearly took a set from Ryan Matthews before coming up short, 6-2, 7-6 (7-1).

The Bulldogs swept doubles action, despite Brigham and O'Connell challenging Rees and Adrien Langeard at the second flight in an 8-6 loss.

PC returns to action in Friday with a Blue Hose doubleheader at Winthrop. The men's team will play the Eagles at 2 p.m. after the women start play at 1 p.m.

Singles competition
1. LANGEARD, Adrien (ASH) def. MILLS, Grayson (PCM) 6-2, 6-4
2. WAISSEN, Matt (ASH) def. BERGHAUS, Rafael (PCM) 6-1, 6-0
3. O'CONNELL, William (PCM) def. BROBECK, Jonas (ASH) 7-5, 6-3
4. REES, Thomas (ASH) def. SPROUSE, Zachary (PCM) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
5. MATTHEWS, Ryan (ASH) def. BRIGHAM, Andrew (PCM) 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)
6. SCHUBEL, John (ASH) def. ASIS, Gonzalo (PCM) 7-6, 1-6, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. BROBECK, Jonas/WAISSEN, Matt (ASH) def. MILLS, Grayson/BERGHAUS, Rafael (PCM) 8-4
2. LANGEARD, Adrien/REES, Thomas (ASH) def. O'CONNELL, William/BRIGHAM, Andrew (PCM) 8-6
3. CONATY, Pete/SCHUBEL, John (ASH) def. ASIS, Gonzalo/SPROUSE, Zachary (PCM) 8-3

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Players Mentioned

Zachary Sprouse

Zachary Sprouse

6' 0"
Freshman
Andrew Brigham

Andrew Brigham

6' 3"
Freshman
Gonzalo Asis

Gonzalo Asis

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Zachary Sprouse

Zachary Sprouse

6' 0"
Freshman
Andrew Brigham

Andrew Brigham

6' 3"
Freshman
Gonzalo Asis

Gonzalo Asis

5' 8"
Freshman