Buffs Men's Tennis Suffers Defeat at Lees-McRae

Marcos Moreno was responsible for the lone point that the Buffs' men's tennis squad earned in their 6-1 loss at NCAA DII Lees-McRae

Team Stats

Milligan (TN)

Lees-McRae

Score

Doubles

Ezequiel Arce / Isaac Yang def. Michael Curlej / Tomas Tenil 6-3
Marcos Moreno / Thiago Petry def. Max Borisov / Andy Tallafigo 6-3
Andrew Kunaka / Marco Laguna def. Brayden Kennedy / Gonzaga Lafarga 7-6 (7-4)

Singles

Max Borisov def. Gonzaga Lafarga 7-5 , 4-6 , 7-6 (7-1)
Isaac Yang def. Michael Curlej 6-3 , 6-2
Marco Laguna def. Tomas Tenil 6-3 , 5-7 , 7-6 (7-5)
Andy Tallafigo def. Thiago Petry 6-2 , 5-7 , 1-0
Ezequiel Arce def. Martin Mercarder 6-4 , 7-5
Marcos Moreno def. Hudson Hoskins 5-7 , 6-4 , 1-0 (12-10)

February 14, 2025

BANNER ELK, N.C. – The Milligan university men's tennis team returned to the court on Thursday afternoon against the Lees-McRae College Bobcats in Banner Elk, N.C. At the conclusion of the contest, the Buffaloes fell 6-1 to the NCAA Division II foe.

For the doubles competition, Marcos Moreno and Thiago Petry managed a 6-3 win in match No. 2. Unfortunately, a 6-3 loss from Michal Curlej and Tomas Tenil in the No. 1 match, coupled with a tiebroken 7-6 loss from Brayden Kennedy and Gonzaga Lafarga in battle No. 3 gave LMC the doubles point.

There were several very tight matches in the singles competition, as Lafarga went the distane in match No. 1, eventually falling by tiebreak 5-7, 6-4, 6-7. Bout No. 3 was also a tiebreak loss in the third set by Tenil, as he fell 3-6, 7-5, 6-7. Moreno ended up winning 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (12-10) in a tiebreak to earn Millighan's lone point of the afternoon.

The men will be back in action against Tusculum University on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. at Mathes Tennis Center.