Men's Tennis Southern Conference

Terrier men's tennis concluded play at USC Fall Invitational

The Wofford men's tennis team concluded play in its final fall tournament this past weekend at the USC Fall Invitational in Columbia, S.C.

Leading the Terriers was freshman Andrew Stubbs (Hilton Head, S.C.). After dropping his opening-round match to No. 4 seed Bastain Moldhenke of College of Charleston, he rebounded to reach the semifinals of the A-2 flight consolation bracket. After defeating UNC Asheville's Julien Vuilliez, 6-0, 6-4, Stubbs received a bye into the quarterfinal round. In that round, he knocked off The Citadel's David Lara, 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the semis versus East Carolina's Darren Mansell. Mansell used three sets to defeat Stubbs, 6-0, 3-6, 10-5.

In the B-1 singles consolation flight, fellow freshman Richard Cahi (Auckland, New Zealand) reached the quarterfinals. He defeated Francis Marion's Igor Prielozny, 6-1, 6-1 before receiving a bye in the quarterfinals. There he dropped a 6-4, 6-3 decision to The Citadel's James Eason.

Junior Chris Barlow (Roswell, Ga.) also reached the quarterfinal round of his consolation bracket, in the A-B singles flight. Barlow handed Ryan Mills of Campbell, 6-1, 6-3, then advanced to the quarters via a bye. In the quarterfinal round, he lost 7-5, 6-1, to Furman's Ryan Friend.

Other players earning singles victories were sophomore Alex Fridzon (Hebracia, Venezuela), senior Alec Wilson (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) and sophomore Michael Barber (Aiken, S.C.) with one apiece.

In doubles play, sophomore Jeff Muthig (Columbia, S.C.) and Wilson garnered the Terriers' lone victory, an 8-2 decision over Winthrop's Tobias Handschin and Alejandro Portugal in the quarterfinal round of the B-3 doubles bracket.

Wofford concluded its fall season with its participation in the tournament. The Terriers will next play when they open the spring schedule Jan. 22 at Stetson in DeLand, Fla.