Wofford 4, College of Charleston 3
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The College of Charleston men's tennis team dropped a hard-fought match at Wofford on Friday, losing 4-3 in Southern Conference action.
With the loss, the Cougars drop to 5-8 overall, 2-2 in the Southern Conference, while Wofford improves to 7-8, 1-1 in the SoCon.
In doubles action, Wofford swept all three matches to earn a team point.
Charleston would fight back in singles action, as they captured three of the first four matches that finished on the day, all in straight sets.
Mickael Boyer won 6-0, 6-4 at number three singles over Scott Collins, Lukas Koncilia was victorious at number one 6-3, 6-2 over Stuart Roberston and Tom Delme knocked off Danny Manlow 7-5, 6-4 in the number two spot.
Wofford, however, came back to win matches in the four and five spots to earn the win.
The Cougars return to action tomorrow when they visit UNC Greensboro. Action starts at 10 a.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Samford 1
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- The Samford University men’s tennis team had its three-match winning streak snapped Friday as the Bulldogs suffered a 6-1 non-conference defeat against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns at the Samford Tennis Center.
In the loss, Samford (5-10) picked up its lone point of the day in singles play as true freshman Carson Kadi defeated Piotr Olechowski, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, on court No. 2. Kadi, the Bulldogs’ highly touted speedster from New Orleans, La., earned his fourth-straight singles win with the victory.
Prior to Friday’s defeat, Samford rattled off consecutive non-conference triumphs against Murray State 6-1, Gadsden State 7-0 and Georgia Southern 4-3.
Louisiana-Lafayette (7-4) swept all three doubles matches to take an early 1-0 lead. The Ragin’ Cajuns then earned wins on every singles court except for the No. 2 matchup. With its non-conference victory, Louisiana-Lafayette extended its winning streak to four-consecutive matches.
Samford played Friday without the efforts of senior Richard Walsh.
The Samford men’s tennis team will next be in action Saturday at 10 a.m., as the Bulldogs jump back into Southern Conference play with a home matchup against the Appalachian State Mountaineers. The contest will be Samford’s ninth-consecutive match held at home at the Samford Tennis Center.