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Winner Averett University AUM (12-4 (6-1 USA South))
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Kadie Snipes

Methodist Lost in Final Match of the Regular Season to Averett

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Methodist's men's tennis struggled in their last home game of the season, losing 7-2 to USA South opponent Averett University on senior day.
 
JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Averett def. Methodist, 7-2
Records: Methodist 10-9 (4-3 USA So.), Averett 12-4 (6-1)
Location: Gene Clayton Tennis Center; Fayetteville, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • In doubles, Methodist could only secure one win out of the three matches, with Jordan Theron and Quinn McNamara winning 8-1.
  • For the second day in a row duo Henry Murray and Luke Laney experienced another tough match-up as they went into another tie breaker, coming up short 7-5 to Stan Martherus and Jay Trip.
  • In the singles matches the lone win came from Theron as he defeated his opponent Jorge Figueroa 6-1 and 6-2.
  • Murray put up a strong fight against Martherus in his second meeting of the day. He went extra points in the first set and lost 7-5 but ran out of steam in the second set to lose 6-1.
UP NEXT
This concludes Methodist's regular season as the team secured the No. 4 seed of the east in USA South and will next travel to Rome, Georgia for the men's tennis USA South Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Tournament, facing off with the No. 1 seed of the west, Covenant College, on Thursday at 2 p.m. in the quarterfinals.
       
    
 
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