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Men's Tennis
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8 at Birmingham Southern
Mon, Mar/21 Final
Men's Tennis
5 LaGrange
4 at Tuskegee
Thu, Mar/24 Final
Men's Tennis
7 Piedmont
2 vs LaGrange
Fri, Mar/25 Final
Men's Tennis
7 Emory & Henry
0 vs LaGrange
Sat, Mar/26 Final
Men's Tennis
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3 at Brevard
Sat, Apr/02 Final
Men's Tennis
0 Maryville
9 vs LaGrange
Sat, Apr/09 Final
Men's Tennis
1 Berea
8 vs LaGrange
Wed, Apr/13 Final
Men's Tennis
1 LaGrange
8 at Piedmont
Fri, Apr/15 Final
Men's Tennis
0 LaGrange
9 at Covenant
Tue, Apr/19 Final
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1 Huntingdon
8 vs LaGrange
Thu, Apr/28 Final
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0 LaGrange
9 vs Averett
Sat, Sep/17 11:00 AM EDT
Men's Tennis
LaGrange
at Huntingdon
Sun, Sep/25 Final
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1 Brevard
8 vs LaGrange
Fri, Feb/17 Final
Men's Tennis
6 Huntingdon
3 vs LaGrange
Sat, Feb/18 Final
Men's Tennis
0 LaGrange
9 at Oglethorpe
Sat, Feb/25 Final
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9 LaGrange
0 at MUW
Sat, Mar/04 Final
Men's Tennis
4 Truett McConnell
5 vs LaGrange
Sat, Mar/11 Final
Men's Tennis
8 Belhaven
1 vs LaGrange
Sat, Mar/18 Final
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3 LaGrange
6 at Huntingdon
Thu, Mar/23 Final
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0 MUW
9 vs LaGrange
Sat, Mar/25 Final
Men's Tennis
3 LaGrange
6 at Maryville
Sun, Mar/26 Postponed
Men's Tennis
Berea
vs LaGrange
Sat, Apr/01 Final
Men's Tennis
6 LaGrange
3 at Berea
Sat, Apr/01 3:00 PM EDT
Men's Tennis
LaGrange
at Berea
Thu, Apr/13 Postponed
Men's Tennis
Piedmont
vs LaGrange
Fri, Apr/14 Final
Men's Tennis
9 Piedmont
0 vs LaGrange
Sat, Apr/15 Final
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8 Covenant
1 vs LaGrange
Mon, Apr/24 Final
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4 LaGrange
3 at Point U.
Thu, Apr/27 Final
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5 vs No. 3S Belhaven
Tue, Sep/12 2:00 PM EDT
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Central Alabama CC
vs LaGrange
Sat, Sep/16 TBA
Men's Tennis
TBA
vs LaGrange
Sun, Sep/17 TBA
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TBA
vs LaGrange
Fri, Sep/29 Final
Men's Tennis
0 Coastal Alabama Monroeville CC
9 vs LaGrange
Sat, Feb/10 2:00 PM EST
Men's Tennis
LaGrange
at Coastal Alabama Monroeville CC
Sun, Feb/11 1:00 PM EST
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Birmingham Southern
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Sat, Feb/17 1:00 PM EST
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LaGrange
at Truett McConnell
Mon, Feb/19 TBA
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Johnson (TN)
vs LaGrange
Fri, Feb/23 1:00 PM EST
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Sat, Feb/24 12:00 PM EST
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at MUW
Sat, Mar/02 12:00 PM EST
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Oglethorpe
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LaGrange
at Belhaven
Fri, Mar/15 Postponed
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Huntingdon
vs LaGrange
Sat, Mar/23 TBA
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LaGrange
at Covenant
Sun, Mar/24 TBA
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LaGrange
at Johnson (TN)
Fri, Mar/29 4:00 PM EDT
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LaGrange
at Piedmont
Thu, Apr/04 2:00 PM EDT
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Shorter
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Sat, Apr/06 12:00 PM EDT
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Berea
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Sun, Apr/07 12:00 PM EDT
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Maryville
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Fri, Apr/12 12:00 PM EDT
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MUW
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Tue, Apr/16 2:00 PM EDT
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LaGrange
at Tuskegee
Thu, Apr/18 Final
Men's Tennis
7 Huntingdon
2 vs LaGrange
Mon, Apr/22 4:00 PM EDT
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Point U.
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LaGrange Men’s Tennis Notches Three Individual Sweeps in 6-3 Victory at Berea

Luke Griffin was one of three Panthers to earn sweeps as they defeated Berea on Saturday, April 1 in Collegiate Conference of the South action.
Luke Griffin was one of three Panthers to earn sweeps as they defeated Berea on Saturday, April 1 in Collegiate Conference of the South action.

By Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director

BEREA, Ky. – Facing winds up to 55 MPH, LaGrange (5-5, 1-3 CCS) men's tennis pulled out a 6-3 victory over Berea (0-9, 0-3 CCS) on the road in an NCAA Division III men's tennis match on Saturday, April 1.

Two matches were slated to be played as a result of an earlier postponement, however, the results of the second are currently in question and will be reported on when irregularities are resolved.

Freshmen Michael Strydom (Brits, South Africa) and Nic Bodin (Atlanta, Ga.) got things rolling with a convincing 8-1 victory over Bogdan Petric and Jordan Peterson at No. 2 doubles before Mike Mecham and Nathan Jiang evened it with a narrow 8-6 win over freshmen Kyle Moore (Sharpsburg, Ga.) and junior Zach Neighbors (LaGrange, Ga.) at the three spot. Seniors Al Robertson (Moreland, Ga.) and Luke Griffin (Atlanta, Ga.) then gave the Panthers a 2-1 lead with a marathon 9-7 victory over Lavar Pharris and John Whitaker.

Bodin and Robertson would then put the match within reach in the first two singles decisions with 6-2, 6-0 (No. 4) and 6-2, 6-1 (No. 1) victories, respectively. The Mountaineers Lavar Pharris earned a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 2 to keep hope alive – only to see it dashed at the hands of Griffin, who notched a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 3 to put the match away.

From there it would be academic as Nathan Jiang would claim the sixth position and Moore wrapped things up for the Panthers 6-2, 6-1 decision over Bek Rakhimov at No. 5.

UP NEXT

The Panthers are back in action on Friday, April 7 when they host Piedmont in CCS action. First serve is set for 1 p.m. at the Greer Tennis Courts.

LAGRANGE 6, BEREA 3

Doubles

1. Al Robertson/Luke Griffin (LC) def. Lavar Pharris/John Whitaker (BC) 9-7

2. Nic Bodin/Michael Strydom (LC) def. Bogdan Petric/Jordan Peterson (BC) 8-1

3. Mike Mecham/Nathan Jiang (BC) def. Kyle Moore/Zach Neighbors (LC) 8-6

Order of Finish: 2,3,1

 

Singles

1. Al Robertson (LC) def. Bogdan Petric (BC) 6-2, 6-1

2. Lavar Pharris (BC) def. Michael Strydom (LC) 6-3, 6-0

3. Luke Griffin (LC) def. John Whitaker (BC) 6-3, 6-2

4. Nic Bodin (LC) def. Mike Mecham (BC) 6-2, 6-0

5. Kyle Moore (LC) def. Bek Rakhimov (BC) 6-2, 6-1

6. Nathan Jiang (BC) def. Zach Neighbors (LC) 6-1, 6-1

Order of Finish: 4,1,2,3,6,5