Men's Tennis drops heartbreaker in Battle of the Boulevard

NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb men's tennis team dropped a tight Battle of the Boulevard Tuesday afternoon when Belmont took a 4-3 win over the Bisons.

The loss drops Lipscomb to 4-4 as they head into ASUN Conference play this weekend.

The Bisons started strong by winning the doubles point with victories on courts two and three. Pablo Caffarena and Maksim Bogdanovich teamed up to win a 6-3 match at No. 2, while the duo of Jake Penny and Gonzalo Garcia-Nieto took a 6-2 decision at No. 3.

In singles action, the Bruins (6-1) grabbed the momentum and the lead by winning the first three singles matches, putting the Bisons back against the wall.

Freshman Carlos Salas Tulla responded with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 win over Alfred Wallin at No. 6 before senior Pedro Uribe sent the match to the brink on court four after coming from behind to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.

With all eyes on court three, fans were handed a treat. Bogdanovich and Thomas Luis battled for three sets before the Bruins came out on top in a tiebreaker 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7-0).

UP NEXT
The Bisons welcome ASUN Conference play to campus this weekend when Bellarmine visits on Friday at 2 p.m. and Liberty on Sunday at 10 a.m.

FULL RESULTS: Belmont 4, Lipscomb 3

SINGLES
1. Marko Illic (BELM) def. Pablo Caffarena (LIP_M) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
2. Arthur Toledo (BELM) def. Jorge Ortegon (LIP_M) 6-4, 7-6 (3-0)
3. Tomas Luis (BELM) def. Maksim Bogdanovich (LIP_M) 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7-0)
4. Pedro Uribe (LIP_M) def. Taisei Miyamoto (BELM) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Diego Castro (BELM) def. Gonzalo Garcia-Nieto (LIP_M) 6-1, 6-3
6. Carlos Salas Tulla (LIP_M) def. Alfred Wallin (BELM) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2

DOUBLES
1. Marko Illic/Taisei Miyamoto (BELM) def. Jorge Ortegon/Pedro Uribe (LIP_M) 6-2
2. Pablo Caffarena/Maksim Bogdanovich (LIP_M) def. Diego Castro/Tomas Luis (BELM) 6-3
3. Jake Penny/Gonzalo Garcia-Nieto (LIP_M) def. Jake Briggs/Arthur Toledo (BELM) 6-2

ORDER OF FINISH
Doubles (1,3,2) Singles (5,2,1,6,4,3)

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Players Mentioned

Maksim Bogdanovich: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Pablo Caffarena: 5' 9"; Graduate Student

Gonzalo Garcia-Nieto: 6' 3"; Senior

Jorge Ortegon: 5' 9"; Graduate Student

Jake Penny: 5' 8"; Junior

Pedro Uribe: 5' 9"; Senior

Carlos Salas Tulla: 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Maksim Bogdanovich
: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Pablo Caffarena
: 5' 9"; Graduate Student

Gonzalo Garcia-Nieto
: 6' 3"; Senior

Jorge Ortegon
: 5' 9"; Graduate Student

Jake Penny
: 5' 8"; Junior

Pedro Uribe
: 5' 9"; Senior

Carlos Salas Tulla
: 5' 10"; Freshman