FARMVILLE, Va. – After dropping the doubles point, Longwood men’s tennis rallied to win three singles matches. However, Presbyterian held off the Lancers to take the dual 4-3 on Friday afternoon at the New Lancer Courts.
Prior to the match, Longwood honored its graduating senior class of Marc Casasnovas, Rosen Naydenov and Guilherme Sergio, as well as fourth-year head coach Jhonnatan Medina Alvarez who will also earn his bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Sergio celebrated his senior day with a three-set thriller on court one, beating the Blue Hose’s Max Benson 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. Longwood’s ace improved to 5-3 on the top court for Longwood, while improving to a team-best 3-1 in Big South singles bouts.
Sergio was one of three Lancers to win in three sets, as both Ignacio Sandoval and Guillermo Cagigas tallied come-from-behind wins after dropping the opening set. Sandoval, playing on the third court, rallied past Georgije Babic 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to earn his team-high eighth win of the season. On the fifth court, Cagigas bounced back from a first set heartbreaker to beat Daniel Stenger, 6-7, 6-2, 10-5 to move to 3-0 playing in the No. 5 spot of the lineup.
However, the Blue Hose picked up a trio of singles wins to accompany their doubles point to secure the 4-3 win, their second in Big South play. Sebastian Dominguez and Javier Matos picked up wins on courts two and six to bring Presbyterian within a point of clinching. Nicholas McKinney delivered the game-winning point on the fourth court, extending his winning streak to five games with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Ernest Rocabert.
With their home slate wrapped up, the Lancers will head to George Mason for their final non-conference clash when they take on George Mason on Saturday, April 3 at 1 p.m. before traveling to Campbell for their final Big South contest on Saturday, April 10.
Singles competition
1. SERGIO, Guilherme (LWU) def. BENSON, Max (PC) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
2. DOMINGUEZ, Sebastian (PC) def. NAYDENOV, Rosen (LWU) 6-3, 6-2
3. SANDOVAL, Ignacio (LWU) def. BABIC, Georgije (PC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. MCKINNEY, Nicholas (PC) def. ROCABERT, Ernest (LWU) 6-3, 6-3
5. CAGIGAS, Guillermo (LWU) def. STENGER, Daniel (PC) 6-7, 6-2, 10-5
6. MATOS, Javier (PC) def. ILETT, Andrew (LWU) 6-0, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. BABIC, Georgije/BENSON, Max (PC) vs. ILETT, Andrew/NAYDENOV, Rosen (LWU) 5-4, unfinished
2. DOMINGUEZ, Sebastian/STENGER, Daniel (PC) def. CAGIGAS, Guillermo/CASASNOVAS, Marc (LWU) 6-2
3. MATOS, Javier/MCKINNEY, Nicholas (PC) def. SERGIO, Guilherme/ROCABERT, Ernest (LWU) 6-4
Match Notes
Longwood 5-7, 0-3
Presbyterian 7-5, 1-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,3,6,4,5,1)
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