Sumter, S.C. —- The 12th-ranked and top-seeded Catawba College men's tennis team will look to avenge its loss in last season's South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis title match on Friday after it swept 32nd-ranked and 4th-seeded Limestone in the semifinal round of the SAC Tournament on Thursday at the Palmetto Tennis Center.
HOW IT HAPPENED
DOUBLES
- Mateo Berne and Sebastian Zabala picked up an early 6-1 win at #3 doubles
- Thomas Kostka and Marcos Castares clinched the doubles point with a thrilling win in the tiebreak over the #2 Limestone doubles team
SINGLES
- Luca Bergonzi got the singles victories coming in with a 6-2, 6-3 win at the #4s court
- Agustin Mastri picked up a solid victory over a First Team All-Conference opponent at #1s, 6-4, 6-1
- Kostka clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at #2s
- Berne came back from an 0-3 deficit to take the first set 6-3; Castares earned a second-set win after a loss in the opening frame
UP NEXT
- Catawba looks to make a sweep of the SAC titles on Friday, facing second-seeded and 10th-ranked Wingate in the men's final
