SPARTANBURG, S.C. – In a contest that was decided by the final singles match, the Wofford men's tennis team was defeated 4-3 by UNC Greensboro on Sunday afternoon at the Reeves Tennis Center. The Terriers won all three doubles matches, but the Spartans won four of the six singles matches to win the overall match.
The Terriers had a 6-0 win at the #1 doubles position from
Valdemar Dubin and
Jack Deveney. At the #3 position,
Daniel Clivio and
Ian Rasheed had a 5-4 lead, but the Spartans tied it at 6-6. In the tiebreaker, the Terriers came away with an 8-6 win that clinched the doubles point. The #2 position was also tied at 6-6 and
Hugo Rask and
Julian Brager-Carlsen were able to complete the doubles sweeps with a 9-7 win in the tiebreaker.
In singles,
Jack Burdell had a 6-3, 6-2 win at the #6 position. The Spartans won the #4 position when
Julian Brager-Carlsen was forced to retire due to injury and they went on to win at the #3 position and the #1 position in straight sets for a 3-2 overall lead.
At the #5 position,
Valdemar Dubin won the first set 7-6 in a 7-4 tiebreaker and then won the second set 6-2. With the overall match tied at 3-3, it would be decided at the #2 position.
Jack Deveney lost the first set 6-3 but rallied for a 6-3 win in the second set. In the third set, the Spartans were leading 4-1 when a light rain moved into the area to cause a 40-minute delay. When play resumed, the Spartans took a 5-3 lead and held serve for the 6-3 win that clinched the overall match.
Wofford (6-7, 1-2) will host Chattanooga on Saturday, March 21, at 1:00 p.m. The Spartans are now 3-11 overall and 2-3 in the SoCon.
