NEED TO KNOW:
When: First Round (3 p.m. Thursday 4/23)
Where: Adams Tennis Complex (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
The Opponent: No. 6 seed Huntingdon
Follow: Live Scoring on PiedmontLions.com

DEMOREST, Ga. - The No. 4 seed Piedmont men's tennis team is set for its Collegiate Conference of the South Tournament First Round matchup against No. 5 seed Huntingdon.

First serve is slated for Thursday, April 23 at 3 p.m.

If the Lions advance past the Hawks on Thursday, they will meet top-seeded Asbury in the semifinals on Friday, April 24, also at 3 p.m.

REGULAR SEASON VS. HUNTINGDON 

Piedmont 7, Huntingdon 0 (3/20/26 at Huntingdon)

Doubles action set the tone for the rest of the match, with consistent play across the board from the three doubles teams. All three won by the exact same 6-3 margin. The No. 3 team of Caleb McElveen and Horacio Rodriguez clinched their 6-3 victory first.

Then, with No. 1 and No. 2 doubles each looking for the clinch, the race was won by Mark Backeberg and Leyton Dunn at No. 1, just before Charles Parnell and Rohan Kavali also prevailed at No. 2 for good measure.

With four singles matches going on court to begin, the Lions continued to dominate, sweeping all six lines in straight sets to quickly clinch the win.

Kavali picked up the first win at No. 3 to make it 2-0 (6-2, 6-0) shortly before Dunn delivered a clinical 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1.

Needing one more match for the clinch, reigning CCS Player of the Week Mark Backeberg put the win in the bank with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph at No. 2.

Box Score

PIEDMONT NOTES:
- The Lions enter the conference tournament with an 11-9 overall record and went 4-2 in CCS play for the second straight season.
- Piedmont enters the tournament with a 3-4 record in neutral site matches this season.
- Entering Thursday's match, the Lions have won 16 straight over Huntingdon.
- Piedmont is looking to make the CCS Tournament Final for the fourth straight season.
- The regular season was highlighted by a pair of 4-3 thrilling home wins over Berry and Covenant, occurring on the same week. In both matches, junior Rohan Kavali won a hard-fought match-clinching battle at No. 4.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: - Led team with five wins at No. 1 singles.
- Went 5-2 at No. 2 singles.
- CCS Player of the Week honoree