The Basics
The West Virginia Wesleyan men's tennis program (6-4, 5-1 MEC) is set for the Mountain East Conference Tournament. The Bobcats earned the No. 2 seed and are slated to face No. 3 Fairmont State in the semifinals at 5 p.m. on Saturday (May 1) at the Schoenbaum Courts in Charleston, W.Va.
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Quick Hits
- Wesleyan enters the MEC Tournament on a 3-match winning streak after beating West Liberty 6-1 in a rematch on Saturday, April 24.
- Carlos Dodero Fernandez and Taylor Papworth both earned First Team All-Conference honors.
- Harry Simaioforidis and Camillo Salvi both earned Second Team All-Conference honors.
- Dodero Fernandez was named MEC men's tennis Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks.
Scouting Fairmont State
- The Falcons enter Saturday's matchup with a 9-3 overall record and 6-2 MEC mark.
- After losing to Wesleyan 4-3 on April 6, Fairmont State has won four consecutive matches.
- Bartosz Losiak and Gui Pachane were named First Team All-MEC while David Velayos was a Second Team All-MEC selection.
- A fixture in the West Virginia tennis community, Terry Deremer is in his third season as the head coach at Fairmont State.
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Up Next
The winner will face either No. 4 seed West Liberty or No. 1 seed Charleston on Sunday (May 2) depending who wins the other semifinal.
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