Winthrop tennis team defeats UNC-Greensboro

Winthrop tennis team defeats UNC-Greensboro

GREENSBORO, NC The Winthrop Eagles men’s tennis team defeated UNC-Greensboro, 4-3 Saturday.

Winthrop won two of three doubles matches. The No. 1 combo of Dylan Comerford and Peter Nagovnak fell to Randy Phillips and Connor Thompson, 8-6. The No. 2 duo of Steven Patrick and Tremayne Mitchell beatWarren Bryan and William Albright. 8-5, and the No 3 doubles team, Joshua Ryan and Michael Chen, downed James Gray and Logan Walker 8-7 (2).

In the singles competition, Winthrop’s No. 1 Mitchell fell to Phillips, 6-2, 7-6. No. 2 Comerford won 6-1, 6-2 over Daniel Mark. The Spartans tied the match with No. 3 Cameron Smith’s victory over Patrick, 4-6, 6-4, (11-8).

Winthrop regained the lead with Chen besting Thompson, 7-6, 6-2. The Eagles’ Nagovnak clinched the match with a three-set win over Bryan, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2. At the No. 6 singles spot Ryan fell to Albright 6-3, 6-3.

The Eagles, 6-4, will return home Monday against Tennessee Tech.

This story was originally published March 9, 2015 at 2:50 PM with the headline "Winthrop tennis team defeats UNC-Greensboro."