Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Men's Tennis Team Falls 6-3 To Local Rival NGC&SU

The Piedmont College men's tennis team dropped a tight match this afternoon to visiting NCAA Division-II North Georgia College & State University by the score of 6-3. THe Saints were forced to forfeit a pair of matches and narrowly won the deciding two single matches in three sets.

The loss drops PC to 6-7 overall. The Lions will return to the court again on Saturday, April 14th as they travel to Sewanee-University of the South in Sewanee, TN with first serve slated for 2:00 CST.

North Georgia College & State University 6, Piedmont College 0
Demorest, GA

Singles
1. Eastwood (NG) d. Robertson (PC) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
2. Gillispie (PC) d. Bal (NG) 6-3, 6-2
3. Carballal (NG) d. Leonardo, J. (PC) 6-1, 6-1
4. Lumezeanu (NG) d. Leonardo, C. (PC) 6-3, 3-0 (retired)
5. Davis (NG) d. Madden (PC) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
6. Piedmont won by forfeit

Doubles
1. Carballal/Eastwood (NG) d. Robertson/Gillispie (PC) 8-6
2. Bal/Lumezeanu (NG) d. Leonardo, J./Leonardo, C. (PC) 8-4
3. Piedmont won by forfeit

Record
Piedmont 6-7