WISE, VA. – Anderson men's tennis (11-7, 3-5 SAC) dropped a 4-1 road contest to the UVA Wise Cavaliers (11-7, 3-4 SAC) on Saturday afternoon at the Jim & Betty Humphreys Tennis Complex. The Trojans nabbed the doubles point to begin play, but UVA Wise responded in singles to earn the victory.

AU rallied to take the doubles point behind wins at No. 2 and 3. Patrick Cronin and Vicent Mico rolled to a quick 6-2 victory at No. 3, before the Cavs' 6-3 win at No. 1 knotted things up. At No. 2, UVA Wise held a match point while leading 5-4, but AU's Mathis Collignon and Sky Thavornchaisophon didn't quit. The pair battled back for a 7-6(5) win in a tiebreak that clinched the match's first point.

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AU stays on the road for a midweek matchup against Newberry (3-10, 2-6 SAC) on Wednesday, April 2. The Trojans and Wolves will match up at 1:30 p.m. at the Oakland Tennis Center. Last season, AU won the annual meeting 5-2 at home.

UVA Wise 4, Anderson 1

Singles results:

1. Mathis Collignon (AU) vs. Dmitrii Semenov (UVAW) 7-6(1), 4-2 unf. 

2. Miguel De Rueda (UVAW) def. Wynn Shioi (AU) 7-6(2), 7-6(5)

3. Chathurya Nilaweera (UVAW) def. Vicent Mico (AU) 6-4, 6-4

4. Daniel Gonzalez Garza (UVAW) def. Sky Thavornchaisophon (AU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1

5. Yi-Hsuan Chen (UVAW) def. Hampton Goldman (AU) 6-0, 6-1

6. Vanja Vojinovic (UVAW) vs. Poojith Reddy (AU) 7-6(13), 0-2 unf.

Order of Finish: 5, 3, 2, 4

Doubles results:

1. Yi-Hsuan Chen/Chathurya Nilaweera (UVAW) def. Jackson Lucas/Wynn Shioi (AU) 6-3

2. Mathis Collignon/Sky Thavornchaisophon (AU) def. Miguel De Rueda/Arne Fassbender (UVAW) 7-6(5)

3. Patrick Cronin/Vicent Mico (AU) def. Diego Pedrero/Daniel Gonzalez Garza (UVAW) 6-2

Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Match Notes:

Anderson 11-7, 3-5 SAC

UVA Wise 11-7, 3-4 SAC

T - 2:30

Att: 50

Written by AU student-athlete Drew Cagle