Men's Tennis Falls at Home to Pikeville

GEORGETOWN, Ky. - The Georgetown College men's tennis team made a brief stop at home on Sunday to take on Mid-South Conference rival the University of Pikeville. The dual came in the midst of a stretch that has the Tigers playing five away matches out of six dates, and the Tigers were looking to build some momentum after their comeback win at Thomas More University last weekend. Unfortunately for the Tigers, a rough day in singles play scuttled those hopes.

Georgetown (8-10, 3-3 MSC) took two of the three doubles matches, but they found only one win on the singles sheet as the Bears of Pikeville (7-6, 4-3 MSC) roared back to grab the 5-2 win. 

Pikeville took the first doubles match to finish, but top Georgetown tandem Cole Wilson and Parker Clarke got the Tigers level with their victory. Zach White and Logan Smallwood then gave the Tigers the doubles point at home for the fourth time in four home matches this spring by grabbing a 6-4 win in their match.

In singles play, though, it was all Bears. Georgetown got a victory from Stephen Taylor at number six singles, and Wilson and White each forced their matches to third sets before Falling as Pikefille scored wins at the top five spots of the singles lineup to take the win, 5-2.

The Tigers will be back in action on Thursday when they head northeast to Portsmouth, Ohio to take on the Shawnee State University Bears (4-12, 1-5 MSC) in a match which was rescheduled from March 25. The action will commence at the Dahler Tennis Center at 1 p.m.

Doubles Results

Cole Wilson/Parker Clarke (GC) def. Juan Diego Alzate/Mirko Dedich (UPIKE) 6-3

Zach White/Logan Smallwood (GC) def. Fernando Proano/Martin Lorenzo (UPIKE) 6-4

Juan Diego Medina/Valentin Ortiz (UPIKE) def. Tsugunosuke Hirose/Jared Towell (GC) 6-2

Singles Results

Valentin Ortiz (UPIKE) def.  Cole Wilson (GC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1

Juan Diego Alzate (UPIKE) def. Zach White (GC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

Mirko Dedich (UPIKE) def. Parker Clarke (GC) 6-4, 6-1

Juan Diego Medina (UPIKE) def. Logan Smallwood (GC) 7-5, 6-0

Martin Lorenzo (UPIKE) def. Tsugunosuke Hirose (GC) 6-3, 7-5

Stephen Taylor (GC) def. Luis Gayoso (UPIKE) 6-3, 6-0