HARROGATE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men's tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision to Young Harris College in non-conference men's tennis action Saturday evening at the Lincoln Memorial University Indoor Facility.
The Pioneers (3-2) dropped the doubles point and could not rally in singles play against the Mountain Lions (4-1), who won three of the first four singles matches to clinch the victory.
In doubles, Nathan Matsuguma and Kenta Kondou teamed up for a 6-2 win at flight three over Gavin Thomas and Mason Harmon, but Young Harris won the other two matches to earn the doubles point.
In singles, the Pioneers fell behind 2-0 before Rhodri Atkinson defeated Rodrigo Mendoza 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 at flight one. Young Harris would win the next two matches to lock up the win, with Tusculum pulling close at the end as Kondou defeated Janis Auslands 6-2, 6-4 at flight four and Marco Jalalian defeated Eric DelValle 7-6, 6-4 at flight six.
The Pioneers will open their South Atlantic Conference schedule on Thursday, Feb. 16 at Mars Hill, beginning at 1 p.m.
