Columbia, S.C. – Wofford men’s tennis opened its spring season with a 6-1 defeat at the hands of the No. 36 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday afternoon at the USC Indoor Field House. 

Wofford fell behind early in doubles 3-0 and was unable to overcome the deficit. The Terriers only win came at number three singles where Paul Bartholomy defeated Ivan Cressoni 6-3, 6-2. With the loss the Terriers fall to 0-1 on the season. 

The men’s tennis team will be back in action on Wednesday January 20 when they will face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Atlanta, Georgia.

Results 

Doubles (Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3) 
1. (27) Diego Cubas/Ivan Machado (SC) def. Alan Donald/Paul Bartholomy (WOF) 8-2
2. Ivan Cressoni/Pedro Campos (SC) def. Tinus Van Wyk/Drew Superstein (WOF) 8-3
3. Johannes Pulsfort/Alexander Kostanov (SC) def. Tom Wood/Elliott Farmer (WOF) 8-4 

Singles (Order of Finish: 4, 1, 3, 2, 5, 6) 
1. Pedro Campos (SC) def. Tinus Van Wyk (WOF) 6-2, 6-3
2. Johannes Pulsfort (SC) def. Alan Donald (WOF) 6-2, 6-4
3. Paul Bartholomy (WOF) def. Ivan Cressoni (SC) 6-3, 6-2
4. Ivan Machado (SC) def. Drew Superstein (WOF) 6-0, 6-1
5. Alexander Kostanov (SC) def. Michael Schecter (WOF) 6-3, 6-3
6. Harry Menzies (SC) def. Tom Wood (WOF) 4-6, 6-1 1-0 (5)