HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Coker University tennis team was edged by Carson-Newman 4-3 on Thursday (Mar. 4) in South Atlantic Conference action.
Carson-Newman would take two out of three doubles matches for the doubles point, before taking three singles matches for the victory.
Justus Lehmann and Sean Keane teamed up for a 6-3 win over Julian Froehlich and Rintaro Oka at No. 2 doubles. Lehmann would defeat Oka 6-2, 6-0 at No.1 singles, before Keane would grind out a 2-6, 6-0, 6-0 win over Gabriel Dabdab at No. 4 singles. Thibaut Decaluwe would also pick up a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles over Joshua Ott for Coker.
The Cobras return to action on Saturday (Mar. 6) when they travel to No. 16 Wingate for a South Atlantic Conference contest. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m.
Coker University will continue to assess the NCAA, federal, state and local developments and provide updated revisions as additional information is available.
McDonald's Player of the Match - Justus Lehmann