NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb University Men's Tennis Team took down Tennessee State University with a 5-2 win on Wednesday afternoon from the Huston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center.
Final Score: Lipscomb 5, Tennessee State 2
Location: Nashville, Tennessee (Huston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center)
Records: Lipscomb (11-10), Tennessee State (3-15)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bisons and Tigers each won a doubles flight to start the match. On court one,
Alex Vlahos and
Oliver Thoeny (2-2) defeated Taj Hibbert and Mete Koseoglu 6-4.
However,
Filippo Verdese and
Facundo Perlov (6-0) clinched the team point in doubles for the third time and the second straight contest, taking down Tatenda Mutetwa and Christopher Bogelin 6-2.
Moving to singles, all of Lipscomb's wins came in straight sets: Verdese (17-14),
Henrique Ushizima (18-15), and Oskar Szymcak (21-13).
However, on court six, Thoeny (9-10) won a marathon break with a 14-12 score to defeat Bogelin 6-2, 7-6 (12).
Lipscomb ends a two-match losing skid to TSU with the victory on Wednesday, as they last beat the Tigers on Feb. 10, 2023.
UP NEXT
The regular season finale will take place on Friday morning, as they will take on Eastern Kentucky. First serve is scheduled for 10 a.m., with Senior Day Festivities to commence before first serve.
