Spartanburg, S.C. – Wofford men’s tennis dropped a competitive home match to city-native USC Upstate Thursday afternoon, 6-1, at the Reeves Tennis Center in front of a equally mixed Terrier and Spartan crowd.

In singles action senior Andrew Stubbs competed into the night as he battled the Spartans’ first-ever Division I ranked player, since joining in 2007, No. 96 Sandy Franz. Stubbs clinched the first set but was defeated as Franz fought back in the final two sets winning 3-6, 6-2, 7-6.

The lone point for the Terriers came from freshman Alan Donald as he defeated Sebastian Gonzales-Orbegoso 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 while playing at the No. 5 singles slot.

Although not able to clinch the doubles point, Wofford did grab a win as the duo of senior Andrew Stubbs and sophomore George Kernodle beat Sandy Franz and his teammate Renzo Airaldi, 8-6, at the No. 1 doubles slot.

“Congratulations to a good USC Upstate team and congratulations to Wofford,” said head coach Rod Ray. “We tried hard and it was a hard fought match. It is definitely a match you want to play early in the year because it makes you better. We finished today a better team. It was a lot of people there and it made for a great atmosphere.”

The Terriers will return to the Reeves Tennis Center as they host Costal Carolina Tuesday for 2:30 p.m. match.


Wofford Men’s Tennis Results

USC Upstate 6, Wofford 1
Singles
No. 1 #96 Sandy Franz (USCU) def. Andrew Stubbs (WOF) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6
No. 2 Renzo Airaldi (USCU) def. George Kernodle (WOF) 8-6, 6-1
No. 3 Jack Roux (USCU) def. Scott Collins (WOF) 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
No. 4 Javier Tori (USCU) def. Christopher Williams (WOF) 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 Alan Donald (WOF) def. Sebastian Gonzales-Orbegoso (USCU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 Leandro Osorio (USCU) def. Michael Schecter (WOF) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 Stubbs/Kernodle (WOF) def. Franz/Airaldi (USCU) 8-6
No. 2 Osorio/Gonzales-Orbegoso (USCU) def. Collins/Williams (WOF) 8-6
No. 3 Tori/Roux (USCU) def. Richard Cahi/Donald (WOF) 8-6

Records
Wofford: 2-2
USC Upstate: 2-2