COLUMBUS, Miss. – The LaGrange College men's tennis team picked up their third win of the fall season at the Mississippi University for Women in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon at Garrett Tennis Courts in Columbus, Mississippi.
THE BASICS
Score: MUW 3, LaGrange 4
MATCH-BY-MATCH
DOUBLES
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senior Michael Strydom (Brits, South Africa) and sophomore James Willingham (Waycross, Ga.) were defeated by Josh Cooper and Alvaro Bardales 6-7 (5-7).
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senior Nic Bodin (Atlanta, Ga.) and junior Connor Golden (Douglasville, Ga.) were etched out by Dylan Barber and Jonathan Mitchell 6-7 (5-7).
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senior Kyle Moore (Sharpsburg, Ga.) and freshman Caleb Taff (Douglasville, Ga.) dispatched Tyler Bailey and Paul Gaines 6-3.
SINGLES
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Sophomore Yoni Falla (Guadeloupe) fell just short in his singles match against Bardales, losing the first set 4-6 and the second 3-6.
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Strydom achieved a hard-fought victory in his singles matchup, besting Cooper 7-5 (5-7) and 10-7.
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Taff continued his dominance with LC, picking a big win over Gaines in a straight-set victory 6-1 and 6-2.
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Willingham made short work of Bailey, besting him in 6-0 in respective sets.
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Bodin took down Mitchell in his tilt 6-3 and 7-5.
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Moore fell just short in his match with Barber, losing 4-6, (6-4) and 7-10.
UP NEXT
LaGrange is back on the court on Oct. 11 when they host Central Alabama Community College at Greer Tennis Courts..
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