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Teo v BAC
3
Appalachian State APP (1-6)
4
Winner Presbyterian College PC (3-6)
Appalachian State APP
(1-6)
3
Final
4
Presbyterian College PC
(3-6)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Rob Low

Blue Hose Rally to Top Mountaineers in Thriller

NEWBERRY, S.C. – The doubles duo of Max Benson and Teo Cariov rallied from a break down to win their match at No. 2, clinching the doubles point and sealing a 4-3 come-from-behind win for the Presbyterian College men's tennis team over Appalachian State at the Oakland Tennis Center in Newberry on Friday.
 
The match was moved to Newberry due to wet conditions at the Templeton Tennis Courts in Clinton.
 
FINAL SCORE: Presbyterian 4, Appalachian State 3
LOCATION: Oakland Tennis Center (Newberry, S.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (3-6) | Appalachian State (1-6)
 
COACH RINCON ON THE MATCH
"Today was a total team effort," said head coach Eduardo Rincon. "We have been on the other side of these matches four times this year, and it feels great to finally get over the hump. I'm very happy for the team, as they have been working really hard."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Prior to the match, the two squads agreed to play singles before doubles.
- Presbyterian jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in singles play, as Benson and Jonathan Bedard collected straight-set victories at the No. 1 and No. 6 positions, respectively.
- The Mountaineers took the next three matches to finish, getting a straight-set win at No. 3 and three-set victories at the No. 2 and No. 5 positions.
- Cariov won in three sets at No. 4 for PC to keep the Blue Hose alive and send the match to a best-of-three doubles to break the 3-3 deadlock.
- App State picked up a win at No. 1, but Alberto Conde/Nicholas McKinney won 6-4 at No. 3, forcing the contest to come down to the final match of the day at No. 2 doubles.
- Benson and Cariov trailed early, but rallied to win 6-4 at No. 2 to give the Blue Hose the doubles point and the match victory.
 
NOTABLES
- After dropping the doubles point in its first four matches of the season, Presbyterian has claimed the doubles point in each of its last five contests.
- Max Benson went 2-0 on the day, the fourth time he's won both singles and doubles this season, with all four of those coming in the team's last five contests. Benson has won seven consecutive doubles matches.
- Teo Cariov also won both of his matches on Friday, marking the first time in his collegiate career he has accomplished that feat. The freshman is on a personal three-match doubles winning streak.
- Nicholas McKinney moved to 7-0 in doubles this season after winning at No. 3 with Alberto Conde. McKinney is unbeaten (9-0) in all competition in 2020.
 
UP NEXT
Presbyterian travels down to Columbia on Saturday to take on 15th-ranked South Carolina at 11 am.
 
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