Clinton, S.C. – The Presbyterian College men's tennis team split a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, defeating Lee 6-1 in the second match after falling to Coastal Carolina 4-2 earlier in the day.
The pairings of Oscar Alvarez and Daniel Stenger and Jaime Castillo-Lopez and Vance Mercer clinched the doubles point for the Blue Hose against the Flames. Castillo-Lopez, Oscar Alvarez, and Alberto Conde earned straight-set wins in singles play. Elias Svensson and Stenger each picked up wins in three sets. Full results of the match can be found below:
Singles competition
1. STENGER, Daniel (PC) def. GARCIA, Jesus (LEE) 6-2, 0-6, 6-2
2. CONDE, Alberto (PC) def. OKINES, Jake (LEE) 6-3, 6-1
3. CASTILLO-LOPEZ, J. (PC) def. PRATA, Daniel (LEE) 6-2, 6-4
4. ALVAREZ, Oscar (PC) def. PONS, Antonio (LEE) 6-4, 6-2
5. SVENSSON, Elias (PC) def. MEDEIROS, Bruno (LEE) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
6. PONS, Cristian (LEE) def. BEDARD, Jonathan (PC) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. ALVAREZ, Oscar/STENGER, Daniel (PC) def. MEDEIROS, Bruno/OKINES, Jake (LEE) 6-2
2. GARCIA, Jesus/PONS, Cristian (LEE) def. McKINNEY, Nicholas/CONDE, Alberto (PC) 7-5
3. CASTILLO-LOPEZ, J./MERCER, Vance (PC) def. PRATA, Daniel/PONS, Antonio (LEE) 6-4
PC took an early lead against the Chanticleers by taking the doubles point. The teams of Alvarez and Stenger and Conde and Nicholas McKinney earned the point for the Blue Hose. McKinney recorded a win at number four singles, coming back from losing the first set 0-6 to finish the match as a 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 winner. Full results of the match can be found below:
Singles competition
1. FARIA, Luiz (CCU) def. STENGER, Daniel (PC) 6-3, 7-5
2. BENSON, Max (PC) vs. TALIC, Zak (CCU) 7-5, 2-6, 4-1, unfinished
3. POPOV, Joel (CCU) def. CONDE, Alberto (PC) 6-4, 6-3
4. McKINNEY, Nicholas (PC) def. HYRKKONEN, Pyry (CCU) 0-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. ACHONDO, Gonzalo (CCU) def. CASTILLO-LOPEZ, J. (PC) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
6. TANABE, Daiki (CCU) def. ALVAREZ, Oscar (PC) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. ALVAREZ, Oscar/STENGER, Daniel (PC) def. POPOV, Joel/TALIC, Zak (CCU) 7-6
2. FARIA, Luiz/HYRKKONEN, Pyry (CCU) def. BENSON, Max/CASTILLO-LOPEZ, J. (PC) 6-3
3. McKINNEY, Nicholas/CONDE, Alberto (PC) def. ACHONDO, Gonzalo/TANABE, Daiki (CCU) 7-5
