ATHENS, Tenn. – The No. 9 William Woods University men's tennis team was upset by No. 10 Tennessee Wesleyan University Sunday afternoon, 5-2. The Owls move to 2-1 on the season.
The Owls travel to No. 21 Campbellsville University on Monday, March 2, at 10 a.m.
Match Flow
Sam Bird and
Patrick Shelepov won the first set of the match in the No. 3 doubles, 6-4.
Jesus Amezcua and
Zach Frisbie finished next with a 7-5 decision in the No. 2 doubles, giving the Owls a 1-0 lead over TWU heading into singles play.
Aaron Westerlund and
Nathan Cooke closed out doubles play with a 7-5 win in the No. 1 doubles.
TWU evened the score by winning in the No. 5 singles with a 6-4, 6-0 decision over
Sam Bird.
Shelepov's 6-2, 6-3 win in the No. 2 singles put the Owls back in the lead, but TWU won the next two, taking a 3-2 lead over the Owls. They went on to win out, ending it with a 5-2 decision.
