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Men's tennis falls 5-2 to Oglethorpe

The Centre men's tennis team saw its three-match winning streak snapped with a 5-2 loss to Southern Athletic Association opponent Oglethorpe on Saturday in Danville, Ky.

The Colonels took two of the three doubles matches but Oglethorpe came back to clinch the victory by winning the first four singles matches to be decided.

Picking up the two wins for Centre were Xan Witherington (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) and Lucas Kelley (Maryville, Tenn.), who won 8-5 in the No. 1 doubles match, and Woody Rini (Richmond, Ky.) and Parker Lawson (Prospect, Ky.), who posted an 8-5 victory in the No. 3 doubles match.

Centre falls even at 4-4 on the season and will return to action at Georgetown on Wednesday.

Oglethorpe 5, Centre 2

Centre Oglethorpe Winner Score
Witherington/Kelly Motz/Roby Centre
8-5
Williamson/Stein Bailey/Antonio Oglethorpe
8-6
Rini/Lawson Andre/Richardson Centre
8-5
Centre Oglethorpe Winner Score
Woody Rini Ethan Motz
unfinished
Xan Witherington CJ Antonio Oglethorpe 6-3, 6-3
Trey Williamson Bryan Bailey Oglethorpe
6-2, 6-2
Lucas Kelley Kirk Zhao
unfinished
Nathan Stein Ben Hirsch Oglethorpe
6-0, 6-1
Parker Lawson Nick Roby Oglethorpe
6-0, 6-1
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Players Mentioned

Lucas Kelley

Lucas Kelley

Senior
Parker Lawson

Parker Lawson

Sophomore
Woody Rini

Woody Rini

Sophomore
Nathan Stein

Nathan Stein

Sophomore
Trey Williamson

Trey Williamson

Sophomore
Xan Witherington

Xan Witherington

Senior

Players Mentioned

Lucas Kelley

Lucas Kelley

Senior
Parker Lawson

Parker Lawson

Sophomore
Woody Rini

Woody Rini

Sophomore
Nathan Stein

Nathan Stein

Sophomore
Trey Williamson

Trey Williamson

Sophomore
Xan Witherington

Xan Witherington

Senior