GREER, S.C. --- Drew Kiser rallied from a set down to capture the winning point as the Tusculum College men's tennis team defeated host North Greenville University, 5-4 Saturday afternoon.

The Pioneers (11-9) trailed 4-3, but rallied capturing points at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, including Kiser's 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Jacob Rogers in the ninth and final match of the day.

Rookie Steven Lin tied the match at 4-4 with his 7-6, 6-1 victory over Guliherme Vasquez in the fifth flight.

Tusculum jumped out to a 2-1 lead winning the top two flights in doubles play. Kiser and Thomas Rees defeated JC Aguliera and Rogers, 8-5. TC also got an 8-4 pro set win at No. 2 doubles by the duo of Henrique Rodrigues and Leo Guaycurus.

NGU won its No. 3 doubles match by William Ho and Vasquez as they edged the TC pairing of Lin and Hunter Beal.

The Crusaders (3-9) captured points at the first and third flights, but Tusculum got a point at No. 2 singles, thanks to a 6-4, 6-3 win by Rodrigues.

Tusculum will close out its regular season this Saturday when the Pioneers host Bluefield State College for an 11 a.m. match.

- TC -

Tusculum 5, North Greenville 4
Singles
1 - Timur Kimilov (NGU) def. Thomas Rees 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
2 - Henrique Rodrigues (TC) def. JC Aguliera 6-4, 6-3
3 - Gaberial Altmayer (NGU) def. Hunter Beal 6-3, 6-1
4 - William Ho (NGU) def. Leo Guaycurus 6-1, 6-4
5 - Steven Lin (TC) def. Guliherme Vasquez 7-6, 6-1
6 - Drew Kiser (TC) def. Jacob Rogers 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
1 - Rees/Kiser (TC) def. Aguliera/Rogers 8-5
2 - Guaycurus/Rodrigues (TC) def. Kimilov/Altmayer 8-4
3 - Ho/Vasquez (NGU) def. Lin/Beal 9-8