MOREHEAD, Ky. – The Morehead State men’s tennis team won two of three doubles matches to take an early 1-0 lead, but couldn’t hang on to the lead and fell to Tennessee Teach 6-1, Tuesday afternoon at the Sadler Tennis Courts. The Eagles are now 10-7 overall on the season with a 4-2 mark in Ohio Valley Conference play.
The Eagles notched a victory at number two doubles when Bradley Bryan and Lovell Medcalf won a thrilling match 9-8 (8-6) over Pachon and Santa Ruize. In the three spot Nathan Blum and Nathan Martin bested Chen and Harris 8-4. Greg Anderson and Jerry Sundgren came up short at number one doubles when they fell to Girling and Stafford 9-8 (8-6).
The Eagles struggled in the singles, as Tennessee Tech was able to win every match. Sundgren lost 6-4, 6-4 to Chen at number one and in the two spot Anderson was bested by Girling 6-2, 6-2. Bryan fell in the three spot to Stafford 7-6 (6), 6-1 and Blum was beat by Kirstein at number four 6-4, 6-3. Dusan Milovanovic lost 6-3, 6-2 and rounding it out for the Eagles was Martin who came up short of Pachon 6-3, 6-4 in the sixth spot.
The Eagles will return to action on April 11 at Jacksonville State University.
