FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Visiting Montreat College, and NAIA squad, was able to come to the Clayton Tennis Courts of Methodist University on Saturday and defeat the host Monarchs, 7-2, and the chilly conditions.
JUST THE FACTS
Final results: Montreat def. Methodist, 7-2
Records: Methodist 0-3, Montreat 1-0
Location: Gene Clayton Courts, Fayetteville, N.C.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Harrison Bitzberger and Bradon Ly captured a doubles point at No. 3 for Methodist in the early going of Saturday's match, allowing the Monarchs to enter singles action trailing only 2-1.
- The Methodist duo went into overtime against Montreat's Grayson Chumley and Christian Johnson, finally defeating the Cavaliers tandom, 9-7.
- Though Montreat would take five of the six singles bouts, the competitiveness on the courts nearly swayed the tide in Methodist's direction.
- AJ Rogers, at No. 5, was the lone victor for Methodist in singles, winning a three-setter against Montreat's Johnson, 6-0, 6-7, 1-0 (15-13).
- Both E.J. Stolmeijer at 2-singles and Kyle Klinek at No. 4 narrowly missed coming out on the victorious side of their matches. Stolmeijer rallied from a first-set 6-2 loss to square the match with a 6-3 win. Montreat's Jackson Plyler was able to outlast Stolmeijer in the third set super-tiebreak, though, 13-11.
- Klinek also dropped his first set (6-3) but rebounded with a 6-4 win in the second. He, too, was unable to get over the hump in the third-set tiebreak, falling 10-7 to Garcia F. Minoldo.
NEXT UP
A trip to Salisbury, Maryland, is next in store for Methodist as the Monarchs take on host Salisbury University on Saturday, then against Goucher College -- also at Salisbury -- on Sunday.
