QUICK STORY: SCAD men's tennis battles Webber International at home Saturday and earned the 5-2 win.
RECORDS: The Bees are now 1-1, 1-1 TSC while the Warriors are now 0-2, 0-2 TSC.
DOUBLES ACTION: Liam Stoica (Auckland, New Zealand / User Experience (UX) Design) and
Nicola Buffo (Legnago, Itlay / Undelcared) lost 6-3 at number one doubles while
Eloy Veloso (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) and
Sebastian Nunez (Mexico City, Mexico / Furniture Design) fell 6-4 at number two doubles.
SINGLES ACTION: Despite falling 1-0 at the completion of doubles, the Bees won three of the played matches – Webber only traveled with four athletes – to earn the 5-2 win.
Stoica clinched the win for the Bees at number two singles, winning 7-6, 6-2.
Veloso won 6-4, 6-2 at number three singles while Nunez won 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 at number four singles.
COACH RICHARDSON: Head Coach
Worth Richardson had this to say about the win: "After coming out tight in doubles, the guys recovered well for singles. Liam stepping up to win the first tiebreak was huge in the end."
WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees will hit the road for the first away match of the season at St. Thomas University on Saturday, February 8.