Boiling Springs, N.C. – The Presbyterian College men's tennis team was defeated by Gardner-Webb on Wednesday afternoon, 7-0. The loss moves the Blue Hose to 10-12 on the season, 2-2 against Big South opponents.
“Tough loss today. Gardner-Webb deserves a lot of credit for how they battled,” said head coach Patrick Fediuk.
Max Benson and Jaime Castillo-Lopez picked up the lone win for PC on court two in doubles play. The duo defeated their opponents 6-4. The pairing of Daniel Stenger and Oscar Alvarez took on the #74 doubles team in the country, falling 6-1.
Benson faced the #107 singles player in the nation on court two in singles play. The freshman won the first set, 6-2, but dropped the match. Elias Svensson took his opponent to a tiebreaker in the first set, but ended up losing the match in straight sets.
“It stinks to lose, especially when we were up in a lot of sets, but I believe in this group,” continued Fediuk. “We are working hard, the guys are invested, and they care.”
Full results of the match can be found below:
Singles competition
1. SCHOLL, Maximilian (GWU) def. STENGER, Daniel (PC) 6-2, 6-0
2. #107 HURRION, Millen (GWU) def. BENSON, Max (PC) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. PLENTZ, Breno (GWU) def. ALVAREZ, Oscar (PC) 6-3, 7-5
4. GILBERT, Ross (GWU) def. CONDE, Alberto (PC) 6-2, 6-4
5. FORS, Joahn (GWU) def. CASTILLO-LOPEZ, J. (PC) 6-4, 7-5
6. HARRIS, Sebastian (GWU) def. SVENSSON, Elias (PC) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #74 SCHOLL, Maximilian/HURRION, Millen (GWU) def. STENGER, Daniel/ALVAREZ, Oscar (PC) 6-1
2. BENSON, Max/CASTILLO-LOPEZ, J. (PC) def. PLENTZ, Breno/PUGA, Stefano (GWU) 6-4
3. GILBERT, Ross/FORS, Joahn (GWU) def. CONDE, Alberto/MERCER, Vance (PC) 6-4
“No one is feeling sorry for us, especially me,” concluded Fediuk. “Our breakthrough is coming. We are going to keep putting ourselves in these positions to win and we will break through. Can't wait for Longwood on Saturday.”
The Blue Hose will return to action at Longwood on Saturday. That match is slated to begin at 12:00 p.m.
