BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Men's Tennis took down North Carolina A&T 5-2 on Saturday to move the Runnin' Bulldogs to 4-2 within the Big South.
"It was good to get another conference win and to do it on Seb's Senior Day," said Head Coach
Mike Griffith. "
Doubles action started with
Victor Putter and
Chrisjan Van Wyk winning 6-0 at court 2. This was followed by
Numa Lemieux-Monette and
Eduardo Dias getting a 7-5 decision from position 3. N.C. A&T got a 7-5 victory in the topflight.
For singles,
Connor Enslin was victorious 6-3, 6-1 in flight 6. The Aggies won on courts 2 and 3 to tie the match at 2, each by 6-3, 6-3 decisions.
The day ended with the Runnin' Bulldogs getting the wins in the remaining three matches of the afternoon. Harris won at #4 6-3, 6-3. GWU clinched the victory with
Alex Lepine's 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 result at position 5. The last match to conclude was Dias' 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win in the top position.
"Seb has meant so much to me, this team, and our culture. We have a lot more tennis to play for this year and our is to enjoy every day and take each match one at a time," said Griffith.
The Runnin' Bulldogs will be back on the courts on Sunday, April 3 at 11:00 a.m. against UNC Wilmington for the final home match. The regular-season finale will be at UNC Asheville (3-3) on Wednesday, April 6 at 2:30 p.m.