NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb University men's tennis team overcame a slow start in doubles play to take down Bellarmine University, 4-3, Friday afternoon from the Huston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center. 

Final Score: Lipscomb 4, Bellarmine 3
Location: Huston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center
Records: Lipscomb (6-7, 1-0), Bellarmine (4-6, 0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED
It was a struggle in doubles action for the Bisons, as the Knights took flights one and three to win the opening point. 

However, it was a different story in singles, and it started from the bottom of the lineup. Oliver Thoeny (7-13) ended a three-match losing skid with a 6-2, 6-0 rout of Brent Reynolds at the sixth flight to even the score at 1-1. 

Antoine Testaud (11-6) picked up his third straight win with a 6-4, 6-1 victory on court five.

Bellarmine evened up the score at two points apiece with its win on court one, but Lipscomb took over from there. After falling in the first set, Giovanni Ciocca (11-10) won the next two frames to give the advantage back to the home team, 3-2. 

Juan Lombisano, (13-6) after seeing his opponent in Vineet Ramesh forced a third set, blanked his opponent in the deciding set to win the point, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0, and clinch the match for the Bisons. 

UP NEXT
The Bisons will make the short trip to Clarksville on Sunday, weather permitting, for a contest at Austin Peay on Sunday afternoon.