Men's tennis claims 5-2 win in road finale

Sunday, March 25

Baton Rouge, LA

Noon

University of Memphis

LSU

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Mar 25, 2018 | Men's Tennis

Tigers extend win streak to eight matches

BATON ROUGE, La. – In its final road contest of the regular season, the No. 22/21 Memphis men's tennis team stretched its win streak to eight matches after the Tigers capped the weekend with a 5-2 victory at LSU Sunday afternoon.

LSU (8-10, 1-5) struck first with wins and No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, but despite dropping the opening point, the visiting Tigers (13-4, 2-0) bounced back in singles to claim the win.

In singles play, Kai Lemke and Ryan Peniston delivered straight-set victories, while Andrew Watson, Jan Pallares and Chris Patzanovsky went the distance in three-set wins.

Lemke was the first off the court and got Memphis on the board with his sixth straight win. The senior's 6-2, 6-2 win also marked his 10^th victory this season in dual match play.

#36 Peniston followed to grab the Tigers their first lead of the day, while Pallares turned in his sixth straight win with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory.

#91 Watson also improved his win streak to a team-best nine matches while also clinching Sunday's match for Memphis with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 victory. Patzanovsky's 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win on court 5 halted a four-match slide for the junior and capped the scoring for Memphis.

The Tigers will return to Memphis for a five-match home stand to close the regular season, starting with a non-conference contest against Jackson State on Friday. First serve against JSU is set for 11 a.m.

RESULTS

Singles
1. #36 Peniston (MEM) def. Monroe (LSU) 6-3, 7-5
2. #91 Watson (MEM) def. Wagner (LSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
3. Lemke (MEM) def. Samardzic (LSU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Saborio (LSU) def. Rauch (MEM) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
5. Patzanovsky (MEM) def. Moreno (LSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
6. Pallares (MEM) def. Block (LSU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
(Order of finish: 3, 1, 6, 2, 5, 4)

Doubles
1. #37 Peniston/Watson (MEM) vs. Moreno/Wagner (LSU) unfinished
2. Saborio/Samardzic (LSU) def. Lemke/Sullivan (MEM) 6-2
3. Block/Monroe (LSU) def. Pallares/Story (MEM) 6-3
(Order of finish: 2, 3)