Box Score FLORENCE, Ala. – The Lee University men's tennis team lost its second-straight match with an 8-1 loss at No. 44 University of North Alabama Friday afternoon. The Gulf South Conference (GSC) match was contested at Cox Creek Park.
North Alabama (10-2, 7-1 GSC) grabbed a quick 3-0 lead after sweeping the doubles competition. Jake Okines and Rhys Milne were beaten 8-1 by Guillaume Dechoz and Brendon Millington-Herrmann. Miguel Garcia and Taylor Ausbon defeated Karl Hulten and Charles Jabaley, 8-3, at No. 3 doubles. Eirik Groner and Boyd Blackburn were doubled up, 8-4, by Max Druppel and Benjamin Poire in the No. 2 slot.
Garcia and Druppel each dropped one game to win at No. 3 and No. 5 singles, respectively, to clinch the team win for UNA. Millington-Herrmann was a 6-3, 6-4 winner against Milne and Dechoz held off Groner 7-5 and 6-4. Ausbon won both sets against Westley Lemke by 6-2 margins.
Hulten helped Lee (10-9, 3-5 GSC) avoid the shutout with a win at No. 4 singles. After losing his opening set to Poire, 7-6, Hulten forced a third set with a 7-5 second set win. The freshman delivered the Flames' lone point with a 10-6 mark in the super-set tie-breaker.
The Flames return home to face Carson-Newman University on April 8. The non-conference match is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
#44 North Alabama 8, Lee University 1Singles 1. Guillaume Dechoz (UNA) def. Eirik Groner (LEE) 7-5, 6-4
2. Millington-Herrmann (UNA) def. Rhys Milne (LEE) 6-3, 6-4
3. Miguel Garcia (UNA) def. Boyd Blackburn (LEE) 6-0, 6-1
4. Karl Hulten (LEE) def. Benjamin Poire (UNA) 6-7, 7-5, 10-6
5. Max Druppel (UNA) def. Charles Jabaley (LEE) 6-0, 6-1
6. Taylor Ausbon (UNA) def. Westley Lemke (LEE) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles 1. Guillaume Dechoz/Millington-Herrmann (UNA) def. Jake Okines/Rhys Milne (LEE) 8-1
2. Max Druppel/Benjamin Poire (UNA) def. Eirik Groner/Boyd Blackburn (LEE) 8-4
3. Miguel Garcia/Taylor Ausbon (UNA) def. Karl Hulten/Charles Jabaley (LEE) 8-3
