JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – The Morehead State men’s tennis team won all of the doubles matches, but then couldn’t hold onto the lead and eventually lost to Ohio Valley Conference foe Jacksonville State 5-2 Sunday afternoon at the JSU Tennis Courts. The Eagles are now 10-8 overall on the season and have a 4-3 record in OVC play.
At number one doubles
Greg Anderson and
Jerry Sundgren won 9-7 over JSU’s pair of Duke and Sunberg.
Bradley Bryan and
Lovell Medcalf defeated Marcec and Holz 8-4. Wrapping up the sweep,
Nathan Blum and
Nathan Martin bested Kenyon and Watanabe 8-2. With the sweep the Eagles held an early 1-0 lead going into singles action.
In singles play, the Eagles lost five of six to the Gamecocks, with their only win coming in the sixth spot by Nathan Martin as he defeated Bellman in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. At number one Sundgren went down 6-1, 6-1 and in the two spot Anderson fell in battle 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to Sunberg. Bryan and Blum both lost 6-2, 6-2 to Marcec and Duke in the three and four spots respectfully. Rounding it out for the Eagles at number five was
Dusan Milovanovic who came up just short of Holz 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Despite the loss, the Eagles have clinched a spot in the 2010 OVC Tennis Tournament; the bracket is expected to be released Monday April 12. The tournament will be held in Paducah, Ky., on April 16.
