CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Wofford men’s tennis team held on to capture a close 4-3 victory over the Charlotte 49ers Wednesday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C.
The Terriers opened the match with the momentum in their favor, as Wofford claimed the doubles point. At the No. 1 position, the duo of senior Andrew Stubbs and sophomore George Kernodle defeated Brad Clinard and Jesse Hutchinson 8-4. At No. 2, senior Richard Cahi and freshman Paul Bartholomy teamed up to beat the Bernhoerster brothers, Felix and Moritz, 8-6.
In singles action, Stubbs picked up a dominating 6-0, 6-3 victory at the No. 1 spot over Felix Bernhoerster.
Kernodle and Clinard competed again, this time for a victory at the No. 2 singles slot. Kernodle came out on top for the Terriers, recording a 7-6, 6-4 win.
At the No. 4 position, junior Scott Collins notched a 6-7, 6-0, 6-4 come-from-behind win to secure the match victory for Wofford.
“Going into today’s match, we knew that it would be a close one,” said head coach Rod Ray. “We played well and with enough energy to win the doubles point. Congratulations to Scott Collins for clinching the win for us today. Charlotte is a good team, and they played hard. We were just fortunate enough to get the win.”
The Terriers will play host to league opponent No. 66 ranked Elon, Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Reeves Tennis Center.
Wofford Men’s Tennis Results
Wofford 4, Charlotte 3
Singles
No. 1 Andrew Stubbs (WOF) def. Felix Bernhoerster (CHAR) 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 George Kernodle (WOF) def. Brad Clinard (CHAR) 7-6, 6-4
No. 3 Michael Anders (CHAR) def. Alan Donald (WOF) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
No. 4 Scott Collins (WOF) def. Ricky Cuellar (CHAR) 6-7, 6-0, 6-4
No. 5 Moritz Bernhoerster (CHAR) def. Paul Bartholomy (WOF) 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 Chris Huynh (CHAR) def. Christopher Williams (WOF) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 Stubbs/Kernodle (WOF) def. Clinard/Jesse Hutchinson (CHAR) 8-4
No. 2 Bartholomy/Richard Cahi (WOF) def. F. Bernhoerster/M. Bernhoerster (CHAR) 8-6
No. 3 Jeff Archer/Huynh (CHAR) def. Donald/Williams (WOF) 8-2
Records
Wofford: 6-7
Charlotte: 8-9
