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Score: Berry 5, Piedmont 4
Records: Berry, 4-3; Piedmont, 10-4
 
ROME, Ga. – The Piedmont College men's tennis team dropped a 5-4 heartbreaker on Tuesday evening to Berry.
 
The loss snaps a season-high five-match win streak for the Lions (10-4), who battled back from dropping two out of three doubles points to split the six singles matches and fall by a single point.
 
After the Vikings (4-3) rolled to a pair of easy victories at No 2 and No. 1 doubles, Piedmont was able to salvage a point with HOUSTON MEDLOCK and CHASE MORRIS's 8-5 victory at No. 3.
 
The singles portion of the match was split between the top and bottom of the lineup. The Lions made it a match due to outstanding performances at No. 4 through No. 6 singles.
 
ANDREW CHITTY continued his dominant run with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 6. Medlock battled through a pair of tough sets to come out on top, 7-5, 6-4 at No. 5, while Morris outlasted Berry's Ben Knight, winning a 10-7 third-set match breaker to prevail at No. 4.
 
However, already with an advantage after doubles, the Vikings only needed to split the singles, which they accomplished with wins at No. 1 through No. 3.
 
Up next, the Lions will return to Demorest to host conference foe Berea this Saturday, March 30 at 12 p.m.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- CHASE MORRIS and HOUSTON MEDLOCK kept up their outstanding play at No. 3 doubles, improving to 11-1 on the season with their 8-5 win on Tuesday.
- In singles action, ANDREW CHITTY moved his season record to 12-1, leading the team in singles victories.
 
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