Box Score (PDF)

MT. PLEASENT, S.C. – The Wofford men’s tennis team was defeated on the road Thursday afternoon by Southern Conference foe College of Charleston, 5-2, at the College of Charleston Tennis Center.  The Terriers drop to 3-13 overall and 1-8 in conference play, while the Cougars improve to 11-8 and 6-3 in the Southern Conference.
 
In doubles action, Charleston swept all three matches to claim the doubles point.  First, Alon Faiman and Zack Lewis defeated Graham Duncan and Drew Superstein, 8-2, at the No. 3 position.  Next, Brice Allanic and Charlie Ghriskey outfought Rob Galloway and Jackson Keith, 8-6, in the No. 1 spot.  Then, Sebastian Lopez and Billy Kenny topped Walker Heffron and Tom Wood, 8-5, at No. 2.
 
On the singles side, the Cougars won the first two match-ups to increase their lead to 3-0.  Ghriskey beat Heffron in straight sets (6-3, 6-1) in the No. 4 position, and Lewis bested Wood (6-2, 6-2) at the No. 5 spot.  Galloway responded for Wofford by edging Allanic in a tight second set to claim the point (6-2, 7-5) in the No. 1 match-up.  However, Charleston would clinch the match after a victory by Faiman over Joey Francis (6-3, 6-2) in the No. 6 position. 
 
The Terriers grabbed another point after Keith overcame a poor first set and forced a third set tie-break with Crescente Lesser.  Lesser jumped in front early with a 6-2 victory in set one, but Keith responded to win the second 7-5.  However, in the third set Lesser was forced to retire, giving Keith the victory.  In the day’s final match, Lopez outlasted Superstein in a second set tie-break (6-3, 7-6 (7-4)) to wrap up the match 5-2 in favor of the Cougars.
 
The Terriers return to the court Saturday, April 13, when they host Appalachian State.  Before the match Wofford will honor two seniors: Drew Superstein and Tom Wood.  The match is set to begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Reeves Tennis Center.