MISENHEIMER, N.C.  Methodist men's tennis collects their second consecutive USA South Athletic Conference victory, 7-2, over Pfeiffer University on Wednesday afternoon on the courts of the Knapp Tennis Center.

JUST THE FACTS
Final scores: Methodist def. Pfeiffer, 7-2
Records: Methodist 6-4 (2-0 USA South), Pfeiffer 6-6 (0-3)
Locations: Knapp Tennis Center, Misenheimer, N.C.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Monarchs got off to a great start by winning all three doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead into singles.
• Jordan Theron breezed past Benedikt Pfeiffer in No.1 singles by scores of 6-1 in each set. After taking the first set 6-1, Henry Murray had to work a little bit more against Dylan Masters but was still able to pull out the flight win 7-5.
• Luke Laney beat his counterpart Andres Valdez-Arze by matching set scores of 6-4 in No.4 singles. Spencer Kieft was not so fortunate in his flight by falling to Aleix Garrido 6-3, 6-1.
• Quinn McNamara and Brent Edwards each went three sets against their opposites. McNamara dropped the first set to Alec Taylor 6-3 before getting a 6-4 win in set two but Taylor would get the better of McNamara 6-3 in the last set to claim the flight.
• It was a little bit of a different story for Edwards as he lost a close first set 7-6 to Phillip Conaway. Edwards would bounce back though by winning the last two sets by scores of 6-2 & 10-8 for a come from behind flight victory.

UP NEXT

• Methodist stays on the road and will compete against Division I opponent Elon University on Saturday, April 2, at 1 p.m.
• Pfeiffer travels to Charlotte to play Johnson & Wales University on Friday, April 1, at 3 p.m.