NEED TO KNOW:
Score:Â Piedmont 6, Pfeiffer 3
Records:Â Piedmont 2-3, Pfeiffer 4-3
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DEMOREST, Ga. – The Piedmont College men's tennis team took down Pfeiffer University, 6-3, on Sunday evening at the Burgen Tennis Courts.Â
Piedmont opened the match with doubles wins at No. 2 & No. 3.
J.J. GRAY and
CHASE MORRIS (No. 3) earned the first point for the Lions with an 8-3 decision before
JARRETT GRAY and
PATRICK DEMPSEY (No. 2) won 8-4 to put Piedmont up 2-0.Â
Pfeiffer tied the match 2-2 after back-to-back wins at No. 1 doubles and singles, but
HOUSTON MEDLOCK (No. 3) and
JARRETT GRAY (No. 2) took wins in singles play to put Piedmont ahead 4-2.Â
Dempsey clinched the match for Piedmont at No. 5 with a 7-5, 6-1 win. Piedmont closed the match with a loss at No. 4 and a win at No. 6 from
MATT WILHELM.Â
Coming Up:Â Â
- Piedmont plays at LaGrange on March 4th at 4:00 p.m. Following the conference match, the Lions head to Orlando for their Spring Break Trip.Â
- The Lions will return home on March 14th as they host Huntingdon College.Â
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DOUBLES RESULTS:
1. Dylan Masters/ Raul Ruiz (PU) def.Â
CHRIS BALE/
HOUSTON MEDLOCKÂ (PC) 8-4
2.Â
JARRETT GRAY/
PATRICK DEMPSEYÂ (PC) def. Benny Pfeiffer/Alec Taylor (PU) 8-4
3.
J.J. GRAY/
CHASE MORRISÂ (PC) def. Phillip Conaway/Trey Speight (PU) 8-3
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SINGLES RESULTS:
1. Raul Ruiz (PU) def.Â
CHRIS BALEÂ (PC) 6-1. 6-1Â
2.
JARRETT GRAYÂ (PC) def. Benny Pfeiffer (PU) 7-6, 7-5
3.Â
HOUSTON MEDLOCKÂ (PC) def. Dylan Masters (PU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Alec Taylor (PU) def.Â
CHASE MORRISÂ (PC) 6-4. 6-0
5.Â
PATRICK DEMPSEYÂ (PC) def. Trey Speight (PU) 7-5, 6-1
6.Â
MATT WILHELMÂ (PC) def. Braxton Harris (PU) 6-1, 6-0
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