Men's Tennis | 3/18/2015 7:07:00 PM

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — The Methodist men's tennis team competed against N.C. Wesleyan on Wednesday and came up short, 7-2. The Monarchs now are 6-3 on the season, and the Battling Bishops improved to 4-3.

The pair of RJ Clement and Teal Howard grabbed Methodist's only point in doubles play, defeating Fernando Nardelli and Eduardo Ugalde, 8-2. 

In the sixth singles matchup, Kyle Mersereau added MU's second point with a 3-6, 6-2, 10-8 close victory over Ugalde. 

The Monarchs will travel to Lookout Mountain, Ga. to compete against Covenant on Mar. 27. 


Match Results

Singles competition
1. Robert Kjellberg (NCWM) def. R.J. Clement (MUMT) 6-0, 6-1
2. Sebastian Sikh (NCWM) def. Taylor Buchholz (MUMT) 6-4, 6-1
3. Fabio Pereira (NCWM) def. John Dangerfield (MUMT) 6-0, 6-0
4. Fernando Nardelli (NCWM) def. Dillon Sullivan (MUMT) 4-6, 6-3, 10-3
5. Andres Gomez (NCWM) def. Teal Howard (MUMT) 6-2, 6-4
6. Kyle Mersereau (MUMT) def. Eduardo Ugalde (NCWM) 3-6, 6-2, 10-8
 
Doubles competition
1. Robert Kjellberg/Sebastian Sikh (NCWM) def. Taylor Buchholz/Dillon Sullivan (MUMT) 8-0
2. R.J. Clement/Teal Howard (MUMT) def. Fernando Nardelli/Eduardo Ugalde (NCWM) 8-3
3. Fabio Pereira/Andres Gomez (NCWM) def. John Dangerfield/Jacob Groce (MUMT) 8-4
 

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