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PC Opens Up Weekend with Win Over Mountaineers

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PC Opens Up Weekend with Win Over Mountaineers

BOONE, N.C.- The Presbyterian College men's tennis team opened up a weekend of road play with a close 5-2 win over Appalachian State on Friday night.

PC got out to a 1-0 lead after securing 7-6 wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles on the pairings of Joel Roberts (Summerville, S.C.)/Alexander Lykou (Aarhus, Denmark) and Danny Bruce (Marietta, Ga.)/Diego Manzanas (Madrid, Spain). Ben Kelley (Weaverville, N.C.) and Ryan Miller (Norcross, Ga.) dropped a close battle at No. 2 doubles to the Mountaineers, 3-6.

Alexander Lykou pushed the Blue Hose up 2-0 after winning No. 3 singles, 6-3, 6-3.

App. State's Oliver Casey defeated Danny Bruce 2-6, 2-6 at No. 1 singles to put the Mountaineers within one point, 2-1.

The Mountaineers tied it up 2-2 when Zach Bost beat Ryan Miller in three sets, 5-7, 6-0, 2-6 at No. 2 singles.

The Blue Hose went on to sweep the final three matches to secure the win as Diego Manzanas, Ben Kelley, and Alejandro Bejar (Madrid, Spain) all earned victories over the Mountaineers.

The Blue Hose improve to 6-1 and head to Kennesaw State tomorrow for a 1:30 p.m. matchup. 

 

Singles Competition:

1. Oliver Casey (APP) def. BRUCE, Danny (PCM) 6-2, 6-2

2. Zach Bost (APP) def. MILLER, Ryan (PCM) 7-5, 0-6, 6-2

3. LYKOU, Alexander (PCM) def. Jack Maddocks (APP) 6-3, 6-2

4. MANZANAS, Diego (PCM) def. Scott Webster (APP) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)

5. KELLEY, Ben (PCM) def. Jan-Willem Kleynhans (APP) 7-6 (7-0), 6-4

6. BEJAR, Alejandro (PCM) def. Trey Morris (APP) 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 10-6

 

Doubles Competition:

1. LYKOU, Alexander/ROBERTS, Joel (PCM) def. Zach Bost/Oliver Casey (APP) 7-6 (6-4)

2. Jack Maddocks/Scott Webster (APP) def. KELLEY, Ben/MILLER, Ryan (PCM) 6-3

3. BRUCE, Danny/MANZANAS, Diego (PCM) def. Jan-Willem Kleynhans/Trey Morris (APP) 7-6 (8-6)

 
 
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Players Mentioned

Danny Bruce

Danny Bruce

6' 1"
Freshman
Ben Kelley

Ben Kelley

5' 11"
Freshman
Diego Manzanas

Diego Manzanas

5' 10"
Freshman
Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller

6' 0"
Sophomore
Joel Roberts

Joel Roberts

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Danny Bruce

Danny Bruce

6' 1"
Freshman
Ben Kelley

Ben Kelley

5' 11"
Freshman
Diego Manzanas

Diego Manzanas

5' 10"
Freshman
Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller

6' 0"
Sophomore
Joel Roberts

Joel Roberts

5' 10"
Freshman