NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb University men's tennis team saw its come-from-behind effort fall short, as Belmont University picked up the 4-3 win, Friday afternoon from the Beaman Family Tennis Complex. 

Final Score: Belmont 4, Lipscomb 3
Location: Nashville, Tennessee (Beaman Family Tennis Complex)
Records: Lipscomb (4-6), Belmont (5-8)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Lipscomb, after Belmont won court two in doubles, rallied to even the point at one apiece after Giovanni Ciocca and Oliver Thoeny (5-3) picked up the 6-2 win at the No. 3 flight. 

However, it was the Bruins who got out to the 1-0 lead with a 6-3 victory at the top flight. 

Belmont quickly made it a 3-0 lead with wins at the top two flights in singles, both coming in straight sets. 

Lipscomb finally got on the board thanks to Juan Lombisano's 6-4, 7-6 (3) win at the No. 3 flight to improve his spring record to 6-4.

That win sparked life for the Bisons at the bottom of the rotation. Facundo Perlov (8-2) won his sixth straight singles match with a a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win over Morgan Woodson on court four to make it 3-2. 

Filippo Verdese (4-2) used a three-set victory to take down Niklas von Hellens, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, to even the match at three points apiece. 

Coming down to Oliver Thoeny and Stefan Vedovelli. The freshman in Thoeny rallied to force a third set with his 7-5 win in set two. However, Vedovelli came back to win the set and point, 7-5, to clinch the match. 

UP NEXT
The Bisons will have a quick turnaround, as they next host Illinois State for a 2 p.m. first serve from the Huston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center.