LaGrange, GA -- The Piedmont College men's tennis team was defeated by Great South Athletic Conference member LaGrange College on Sunday afternoon by the score of 5-4. The match saw PC take three singles points along with a doubles point, but it was not enough to overcome the host Panthers.
The pair of
Mike Matthews and
Andrew Peck grabbed the lone doubles point for the Lions 8-1.
Moses Das picked up his third point of the season at #1 singles with all three points coming in conference play.
Zack Hicks and
Andrew Peck collected the remaining points for PC at #5 and #6 singles respectively.
The loss drops Piedmont to 0-5 overall and 0-3 in GSAC. The Lions will return to action when they host Oglethorpe University in a non-conference match up set to begin at 4:00.
LaGrange College 5, Piedmont College 4
LaGrange, GA
Singles
1. M. Das (PC) d. T. Clinebell (LC) 6-0, 6-2
2. B. Craft (LC) d. J. Reinert (PC) 6-0, 6-6 (7-5)
3. D. Brown (LC) d. J. McCay (PC) 6-4, 6-6 (7-5), 6-2
4. B. Bueler (LC) d. M. Matthews (PC) 6-2, 6-4
5. Z. Hicks (PC) d. J. Jones (LC) 7-5, 7-5
6. A. Peck (PC) d. K. Short (LC) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
1. B. Craft/D. Brown (LC) d. M. Das/J. Reinert (PC) 8-8 (9-7)
2. T. Clinebell/B. Bueler (LC) d. J. McCay/Z. Hicks (PC) 8-5
3. M. Matthews/A. Peck (PC) d. J. Jones/K. Short (LC) 8-1