NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Birmingham-Southern 7, Piedmont 2
Records: Birmingham-Southern, 3-0; Piedmont, 0-3
 
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Piedmont men's tennis team battled until the end but fell, 7-2, at Birmingham-Southern on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Lions dropped all three doubles lines as the Panthers took the first seven lines of the match before PC rallied late with a pair of wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles.
 
CHRIS BALE and SILAS SANDLES fought but suffered an 8-6 defeat at No. 1 doubles, the team's best chance to take a doubles line.
 
With a 3-0 lead heading into singles action, the Panthers needed just two wins to clinch the match.
 
BSC quickly delivered the clincher as Elijah Ingleson won, 6-3, 6-0 at No. 4.
 
However, the Lions continued to battle, as Sandles picked up his first career singles win, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, while sophomore PATRICK DEMPSEY delivered his second win of the season, winning a first-set tiebreaker before taking the second, 7-5, to put the Lions on the board.
 
Up next, PC will take on BSC once again tomorrow at 11 a.m. (ET).
 
TURNING POINT:
- BSC was able to take all three doubles lines to create an insurmountable lead over the Lions.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Both Sandles and Dempsey fought to win grueling matches, putting Piedmont on the board at No. 5 and No. 6 singles.
 
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