HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Lee University men’s tennis team swept the doubles competition and won three singles matches on their way to a 6-3 over The University of Alabama in Huntsville Wednesday afternoon. The Flames improved to 7-3 overall and evened its record at 2-2 in the Gulf South Conference. UAH dropped to 5-12 and 0-5 in conference play.
“Road matches are all tough in the GSC,” admitted Lee head coach Patric Hynes. “Alabama Huntsville came out strong in doubles and we did a pretty good job finishing.
Our start there could have been a bit better, but I am pleased with the finish.”
All three of the doubles matches were decided by three points or less. Rhys Milne and Igor Schattan were 8-5 winners over Brodie Holmes and Rodrigo Palomino in the No. 1 slot. Daniel Prata and Wes Lemke held on to defeat Timo Christen and Harrison Stone 9-7. Jake Okines and Boyd Blackburn held off Elliot Hopson and Sebastian Rohrbach to record the 9-8 victory.
Blackburn pushed the Lee lead to 4-0 with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles. Milne beat Noah Pring 6-3 and 6-4 to clinch the team win. Prata picked up Lee’s final team point with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Christen.
The Chargers would get on the board with a win at No. 2 singles. Chris Miller used a 7-4 tie-breaker to win the opening set against Teodor Deljanovski and finished with a 6-3 margin in the second set.
Rohrbach and Okines split their first two sets. Okines won the first set 6-4 and Rohrbach the second 6-1. With the third set tied at 5-5, Rohrbach was ruled the match winner when Okines retired.
Hopson supplied the final team score with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Schattan.
The Flames continue their four-match road stretch with a trip to Clinton, Miss., to face Mississippi College on Saturday. The GSC match is scheduled for 11 a.m. EDT.
LEE UNIVERSITY 6, UAH 3
Singles competition
1. Rhys Milne (LEE-M) def. Noah Pring (UAH) 6-3, 6-4
2. Chris Miller (UAH) def. Teodor Deljanovski (LEE-M) 7-6, 6-3
3. Sebastian Rohrbach (UAH) def. Jake Okines (LEE-M) 4-6, 6-1, 5-5, retired
4. Elliot Hopson (UAH) def. Igor Schattan (LEE-M) 7-5, 6-4
5. Daniel Prata (LEE-M) def. Timo Christen (UAH) 6-4, 6-4
6. Boyd Blackburn (LEE-M) def. Harrison Stone (UAH) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Rhys Milne/Igor Schattan (LEE-M) def. Brodie Holmes/Rodrigo Palomino (UAH) 8-5
2. Jake Okines/Boyd Blackburn (LEE-M) def. Elliot Hopson/Sebastian Rohrbach (UAH) 9-8
3. Daniel Prata/Westley Lemke (LEE-M) def. Timo Christen/Harrison Stone (UAH) 9-7