Men's Tennis | 4/18/2019 8:38:00 PM
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The West Liberty University men's tennis team battled Fairmont State to the wire here Thursday only to come up short in a 4-3 loss at the Edgar Martin Tennis Complex.
Coach
Sam McCullough's Hilltoppers (9-8, 4-2) lost the doubles point and that turned out to be the deciding factor as the Falcons (6-8, 3-2) earned a split of the six singles matches to walk away with the win.
Anton Schulz and Mauk Smit earned a 6-4 win for West Liberty at No. 2 doubles but Fairmont took a 6-0 nod at No. 3 doubles and pulled out a narrow 7-5 decision at No. 1 doubles to claim the crucial doubles point.
Schulz, Smit and
Joris Gravoulet picked up singles wins for the hosts but the Falcons took straight-set nods at No. 1 singles and the Nos. 5 and 6 slots to seal the deal.
The West Liberty men will be back on the Edgar Martin Tennis Complex courts Saturday afternoon when they host the University of Charleston in a 1 p.m. match.
MEN'S TENNIS
Fairmont State 4, West Liberty 3
Singles
Luca Alves (FSU) d.
Camilo Moncayo, 6-2 6-1
Joris Gravoulet (WLU) d. Gui Pachane, 4-6 7-6, 1-0(6)
Anton Schulz (WLU) d. Joao Martins, 6-2 6-4
Maurits Smit (WLU) d. Ryan Leo, 3-6 6-3 6-1
Tom Liddy (FSU) d.
Akira Kawabata, 6-3 6-3
Drew Hawthorne (FSU) d.
Nash Morris, 7-6(2) 6-2
Doubles
Pachane/Martins (FSU) d. Moncayo/Gravoulet, 7-5
Schulz/Smit (WLU) d. Alves/Liddy, 6-4
Leo/Hawthorne (FSU) d. Kawabata/Morris, 6-0
