Recap
West Virginia Wesleyan Men's Tennis had a successful trip to Bristol, TN on Friday, defeating Lees-McRae College 6-1. The Bobcats won two doubles matches again, racking up the doubles team's wins early in the season.
Harry Simaioforidis and
Carlos Dodero Fernandez def.
Hanquing Wang and
Miodrag Popovic, and
Lukas Laipold and
Thomas McIntosh def.
Fitzgerald Lomp and Matt Meluch. The two victories in the doubles matches resulted in one point for Wesleyan.
Â
The remaining five points the 'Cats received came from singles victories. Wesleyan won five of six singles matches from Laipold, Dodero Fernandez, Alexander Lyudinovsky, T. McIntosh, and
Taylor Papworth. Lyudinovsky clinched the match with his 6-2, 6-2 straight sets win at #4 singles.
Wesleyan Points
Lukas Laipold def. WangÂ
6-1, 6-7 (5), 10-8
Carlos Dodero Fernandez def. Tura-Campalans
Alexander Lyudinovskiy def. Popovic
6-2, 6-2
Thomas McIntosh def. Meluch
4-6, 6-1, 10-6
Taylor Papworth def. Lomp
6-4, 6-2
Harry Simaioforidis and
Carlos Dodero Fernandez def. Wang and Popovic
6-3
Lukas Laipold and
Thomas McIntosh def. Lomp and Meluch
6-4
What's Next
The Bobcats will have their home opener in Buckhannon on February 29 against Bloomsburg University.
Â