ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – The Methodist men's tennis team completed its 2016 season on Sunday afternoon, falling 8-1 to the Battlin' Bishops of N.C. Wesleyan in the USA South Conference Tournament finals.
The Monarchs finished their season with an overall record of 13-6 while the Bishops continue to the NCAA Tournament with a 14-6 overall record.
Methodist's lone win came from the No. 3 line where
Teal Howard battled against J.D. Telles, 6-7 (4-6), 7-6 (11-9), before Telles retired.
Taylor Buchholz came close to snagging a match at No. 2, coming back to win 6-4 in the second set after losing the first set, 6-4, but Ioannis Brokakis won the tie breaker, 10-4.
Both Howard and Buchholz were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Sebastian Sikh (NCWM) def. R.J. Clement (MUMT) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 2. Ioannis Brokakis (NCWM) def. Taylor Buchholz (MUMT) 6-4, 4-6, 10-4 |
| 3. Teal Howard (MUMT) def. J.D. Telles (NCWM) 6-7 (4-6), 7-6 (11-9), retired |
| 4. Mark Sokolov (NCWM) def. John Dangerfield (MUMT) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 5. Mikhail Konnov (NCWM) def. Jacob Groce (MUMT) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 6. Henry Lam (NCWM) def. Max Mancini (MUMT) 7-5, 6-1 |
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