SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford men’s tennis team notched a 4-3 come-from-behind victory to defeat Southern Conference foe and nationally ranked No. 66 Elon Sunday afternoon at the Reeves Tennis Center.

The Phoenix began the match claiming the doubles point winning two matches out of three. The lone doubles victory for the Terriers came at the No. 3 position as the duo of sophomore Christopher Williams and freshman Alan Donald beat Chase Helpingstine and Oscar Podlewski 8-4.

In singles action, senior Andrew Stubbs captured a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Damon Gooch at the No. 1 spot.

At the No. 2 position, sophomore George Kernodle defeated Oscar Podlewski, 6-4, 6-4.

With Wofford down 3-2, junior Scott Collins outlasted Alberto Rojas in a grueling first set 18-16 tie breaker leading to a 7-6, 7-5 match victory.

The match score tied at 3-3, freshman Paul Bartholomy and Philip Nemec battled at the No. 5 position to capture the victory for their respective team. After losing the first set, Bartholomy fought back to claim a 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 victory, clinching the win for the Terriers.

“I am so proud of this team for their never quit attitude,” commented head coach Rod Ray after the match. “To lose the doubles point and come back to beat such a good team shows a train-load of heart. We knew we could win this match, but we knew it would take a great effort, because Elon has great players and they are well coached. We are going to enjoy this win for seven more hours, before getting ready for some more tough matches this week.”

Wofford will return to action Tuesday as they travel to Atlanta, Ga., to visit the nationally ranked No. 44 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for a 10 a.m. match.

Wofford Men’s Tennis Results

Wofford 4, Elon 3

Singles
No. 1 Andrew Stubbs (WOF) def. Damon Gooch (ELON) 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 George Kernodle (WOF) def. Oscar Podlewski (ELON) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Mason Schermerhorn (ELON) def. Alan Donald (WOF) 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 Scott Collins (WOF) def. Alberto Rojas (ELON) 7-6, 7-5
No. 5 Paul Bartholomy (WOF) def. Philip Nemec (ELON) 5-7, 7-6, 6-3
No. 6 Chase Helpingstine (ELON) def. Christopher Williams (WOF) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 Gooch/Nemec (ELON) def. Stubbs/Kernodle (WOF) 8-2
No. 2 Schermerhorn/Rojas (ELON) def. Bartholomy/Richard Cahi (WOF) 8-1
No. 3 Williams/Donald (WOF) def. Helpingstine/Podlewski (ELON) 8-4

Records
Wofford: 7-7, 1-2 SoCon
Elon: 10-4, 5-1 SoCon