BELMONT, N.C. – No. 57 Averett University men's tennis lost a non-conference match, 4-3, at Division-II Belmont Abbey College on Tuesday afternoon at the Reidy Tennis Center.
Belmont Abbey (19-16) took two of three doubles sets for the first dual point against Averett (7-7). In singles the Crusaders split singles with the Cougars, but its point from earlier locked up the win for the home side.
Back into the singles lineup at the top spot, sophomore
Satwik Kollepalli defeated the Crusaders' Jonas Berglund, 6-3, 6-1. Senior
Sam Egui picked up a win at the sixth slot versus William Wallis, 6-3, 6-3. The Cougars' last point of the day came from sophomore
Lucas Fiandra, as he defeated Lorenzo Romero in three sets, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 1-0 (10-8).
Averett concludes its regular season at Division-II Shaw University on Sunday, Apr. 19. Start time is set for 1 p.m.
