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Men's Tennis

UC Advances to MEC Men's Tennis Championship Final

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Charleston cruised past Fairmont State, 4-0, on Saturday afternoon at the Brian David Fox Tennis Center to advance to Sunday's championship finals against West Virginia Wesleyan College. 

The Golden Eagles won at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles losing just one game combined in those two sets to take the doubles point. 

Tom Andrews then won 6-1, 6-2, at No. 4 sinlges to grab a 2-0 lead for UC. Adam Malouf won 6-3, 6-1, at No. 6 singles to put the Golden Eagles on the verge of clinching. The other three singles matches were close, and Ben Lakeman emerged as a winner at No. 1 singles defeating Lucas Alves, 6-4, 6-3, to clinch the match for UC.  

UC's lone Mountain East Conference blemish came to the top-ranked and nationally ranked Bobcats.  In April's regular season matchup between the MEC finalists, the Bobcats prevailed 6-1 over Charleston ultimately giving Wesleyan the MEC regular season title.

Doubles

Pos.

Matchup/Result

1

Lakeman/Tayar (UC) vs. Pachane/Martins (FAIR), 4-2 DNF

2

Prince/Gracin (UC) def. Alves/Liddy (FAIR), 6-1

3

Andrews Morrison (UC) def. Hawthorne/Liddy (FAIR) 6-0

Singles

Pos.

Matchup/Result

Order of Finish

1

Ben Lakeman (UC) def. Lucas Alves (FAIR), 6-4, 6-3

3

2

Alek Gracin (UC) vs. Gui Pachane (FAIR), 6-4, 6-6

DNF

3

Joao Tayar (UC) vs. Joao Martins (FAIR), 6-4, 5-4

DNF

4

Tom Andrews (UC) def. Ryan Leo (FAIR), 6-1, 6-2

1

5

Jason Prince (UC) def. Tom Liddy (FAIR), 6-3, 6-7 (3-7)

DNF

6

Adam Malouf (UC) def. Drew Hawthorne (FAIR), 6-3, 6-1

2

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