Men's Tennis | 5/4/2019 2:28:00 PM
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The West Liberty University men's tennis team saw its season come to a close here Saturday with a 4-0 loss to top-seeded and regionally-ranked West Virginia Wesleyan in a Mountain East Conference Tournament semifinal at Marshall University.
Coach
Sam McCullough's youthful Hilltoppers put up a good fight against the powerful Bobcats, who entered the match ranked No. 4 in the Atlantic Region and haven't lost to an MEC opponent in two years.
West Liberty's No. 2 doubles tandem of
Anton Schulz and
Maurits Smit had battled Wesleyan's All-MEC duo of Harry Simaioforidis and MEC Freshman of the Year Christos Kyrillou to a virtual standstill in their match, which was tied at 5-5 when play was halted after the Bobcats notched wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to claim the doubles point.
Wesleyan closed up shop quickly in singles play, posting straight-set wins at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 singles to end the match and advance to Sunday's championship final.
MEN'S TENNIS
MEC Tournament
Semifinal
#1 W.Va. Wesleyan 4, #4 West Liberty 0
Singles
Lukas Laipold (WVWC) vs.
Camilo Moncayo (WLU), 6-4, 3-2 DNF
Carlos Dodero (WVWC) vs.
Joris Gravoulet (WLU), 6-3, 5-4 DNF
Maycon Santos Dias (WVWC) def.
Anton Schulz (WLU), 6-3, 6-1
Alexander Lyudinovskiy (WVWC) def. Mauk Smit (WLU), 6-0, 6-3
Harry Simaioforidis (WVWC) vs.
Akira Kawabata (WLU), 7-6 (8-6) DNF
Thomas McIntosh (WVWC) def.
Nash Morris (WLU), 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
Dodero/Santos Dias (WVWC) def. Moncayo/Gravoulet (WLU), 6-3
Simaioforidis/Kyrillou (WVWC) vs. Schulz/Smit (WLU), 5-5 DNF
Laipold/McIntosh (WVWC) def. Morris/Kawabata (WLU), 6-3
