LAGRANGE, Ga. – The LaGrange College men's tennis team suffered their first loss of the spring season against the visiting Mississippi University for Women in non-conference action on Friday afternoon at Greer Tennis Courts in LaGrange, Georgia.
THE BASICS
Score: MUW 6, LaGrange 1
MATCH-BY-MATCH
DOUBLES
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Senior Michael Strydom (Brits, South Africa) and sophomore Sophomore Yoni Falla (Guadeloupe) were defeated by Jorge Ortiz and Sandro Giangregorio in a 6-0 shutout.
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Freshman Caleb Taff (Douglasville, Ga.) and sophomore James Willingham III (Waycross, Ga.) were etched out by Juan Garcia and Marcos Fernandez in 6-3 fashion.
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Senior Kyle Moore (Sharpsburg, Ga.) and senior Nic Bodin (Atlanta, Ga.) were dispatched by the tandem of Alvaro Bardales (Tacna, Peru) and Ian Costabel.
SINGLES
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Strydom was taken down by Ortiz 2-6 and 3-6.
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Falla was bested by Giangregorio 0-6 and 4-6.
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Taff fell short against Garcia 0-6 and 1-6.
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Willingham was defeated by Fernandez, 2-6 and 1-6.
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Moore was victorious over Costabel as he took his tilt 6-0 and 6-1.
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Bodin fought valiantly but fell just short in his match with Jonathan Mitchell (Batesville, Miss.), losing (6-2), 4-6 and 6-10.
UP NEXT
LaGrange is back on the court on Feb. 27 when they travel to rivals Huntingdon College for a 1:00 p.m. ET match at the George S. Gibbs Tennis Center in Montgomery, Ala.
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