Posted: Feb 22, 2022
CLEVELAND, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 non-conference match to Lee University Tuesday afternoon at the DeVos Tennis Center.
The Pioneers (3-3) dropped the doubles point to the Flames (3-1) and fell in four of the six singles matches.
Tusculum dropped both of the completed doubles matches to fall behind 1-0, and trailed 2-0 before Kenta Kondou came through with a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 win at flight three over Diego Garcia.
The Flames would win the next two singles matches to clinch the victory, with the Pioneers collecting their second win at flight five as Miles Ray beat Drew Johnston 6-4, 1-6, (10-3).
Tusculum will return to South Atlantic Conference action on Thursday at Newberry, beginning at 1 p.m.