Men's Tennis Tripped Up at Nationally-Ranked Tennessee Sunday

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the second time this season, the Belmont University men's tennis team won the doubles point at a Southeastern Conference opponent as the Bruins (2-7) challenged nationally-ranked Tennessee late Sunday afternoon outdoors in Knoxville. Belmont secured victories at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles at the Volunteers' Dr. Robert L. Barksdale Tennis Stadium but couldn't pull out a win on any of the six singles courts.
 
Sophomore Charlie Robin and graduate Will Ecklund made quick work of the Volunteers' Ethan Muza and Boruch Skierkier at second doubles with a 6-3 triumph before senior Sabi Roi and junior Stefan Vedovelli put the Bruins up 1-0. At the top of the doubles lineup, Roi and Vedovelli defeated Tennessee's Alejandro Moreno and Dragos Cazacu 6-4.
 
At No. 3 doubles, senior Eli Mizerski and sophomore Morgan Woodson led the Volunteers' Woodson McMillin and Shion Itsusaki 4-3 when Roi and Vedovelli clinched the doubles point.
 
Singles play, however, was dominated by the hosts as 66th-ranked Tennessee (7-8) gave up no more than four combined games in any match at the No. 3 through No. 6 positions.
 
Robin battled the Volunteers' Jose Garcia at the No. 1 singles spot but was edged by the narrowest of margins (11-9) in a third-set super tiebreaker. After dropping the opening set, 6-1, Robin won the second set, 6-4.
 
On court two, Vedovelli nearly came back against Tennessee's Cazacu but was unable to recover from a 6-3 first set loss, falling 7-5 in the second set.
 
Up Next
Belmont travels to the Palmetto State this week, taking on The Citadel Tuesday morning in Charleston, South Carolina, before facing Wofford in Spartanburg. First serve against the Bulldogs Tuesday is slated for 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET.
 
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