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Score: Centre 4, Piedmont 1
Record: Piedmont, 11-11 (4-2 CCS)

DANVILLE, Ky. - Piedmont men's tennis ended the regular season with a step outside of conference play in a 4-1 loss at Centre Wednesday. 

In doubles, Centre took the point but it was Rohan Kavali and Mark Backeberg at No. 3 who took the first win of the match. Backeberg and Kavali won 6-2 giving Piedmont a shot at claiming doubles. 

At No. 1 & No. 2 it was a 6-3 decision in favor of the Colonels as Yannick Wassmer Navarro and Simon Johnstone competed at No. 1 and Bryce VanOrder and Leyton Dunn held it down at No. 2. 

Dunn went straight to work in singles making quick work of it at No. 6 with a 6-0, 6-3 win to even the score at 1-1. 

Backeberg was in a battle at No. 3 dropping the first set 7-6 (7-2) and was unable to reclaim momentum. Centre took a 3-1 lead after a win at No. 1 as Wassmer Navarro dropped the first set 6-4 before taking the second 6-0, but he was unable to hold off Ben Rueff in a third set dropping it 6-1.

At No. 2, VanOrder was the final match as it was played to clinch due to travel. VanOrder dropped the first set 6-1 but battled in the second ultimately dropping the 7-6 (11-9) decision.

Up next, the Lions will await the announcement of seeding for the CCS Tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee beginning Thursday, April 24. 

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