By: Kyle Piercy, Director of Athletics Communications
Box Score BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Centre men's tennis trailed after doubles play Saturday, but rallied to take all six singles bouts in a 7-2 victory at Birmingham-Southern in a Southern Athletic Association contest.
Centre moves to 5-9 overall and 3-3 in the SAA, while the host Panthers slide to 7-7 (1-3 SAA).
HIGHLIGHTS
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Arpit Rana and
Danny Nelson won their fifth doubles match in a row at No. 1, defeating Jameson Bekaert and Isaac Eck, 8-3.
- The Panthers would claim doubles 2 and 3, however, carrying a 2-1 advantage into singles action.
- The Colonels stormed back in singles, claiming all but two in straight sets.
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Arpit Rana and
Max Middleton both rallied after first-set defeats to win close tiebreakers. Rana won 2-6, 7-6, 1-0 (11) over Pelligrini at No. 1, and Middleton went 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10) against Bekaert at No. 2.
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Adam Slone defeated Wisener 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 singles, and
Matthew Bulow claimed a 6-1, 6-1 decision at No. 4 over Eck.
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Ben Hadlock's No. 5 singles victory clinched the overall match, as he won 6-4, 6-1 against Ethan Gibson.
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Danny Nelson rounded out the card with a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 6 over Anthony Romano.
UP NEXT
The Colonels travel to take on Millsaps in the SAA finale Sunday at 10 a.m. ET. Stay tuned for weather-related schedule changes.