CLEVELAND, Ga. (February 22, 2024) – On Thursday, the Truett McConnell university men's tennis team hosted Piedmont College for a non-conference match-up, where the Bears fell in a tough battle against the Lions, 6-1.
 
TMU 1 – PU 6
 
DOUBLES

1. Yannick Wassmer Navarro/ Connor Phelps (PU) def. Landon Guthrie/William Grable (TMU) 6-0
2. Mark Backeberg/Charles Parnell (PU) def. Cameron Lewis/Kadin Pilz (TMU) 6-2
3. Simon Johnstone/Rohan Kavali (PU) def. Ethan Carlson/Max McKay (TMU) 6-0

 
SINGLES 

1. Backeberg (PU) def. C. Lewis (TMU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Parnell (PU) def. L. Guthrie (TMU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Kavali (PU) def. W. Grable (TMU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Johnstone (PU) def. E. Carlson (TMU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Sherman (PU) def. K. Pilz (TMU) 7-5, 6-2
6. M. McKay (TMU) def. Foster (PU) 6-4, 7-6

 
Up next, the Bears will travel to Columbia S.C. on Thursday, February 29 to take on Columbia College in an Appalachian Athletic Conference match-up. Match time set for 1:30 p.m.