Brahm Moolman's three-set win at No. 6 singles was the match-winner as nationally 50th-ranked Mount Olive remained unbeaten with a 5-4 victory over Queens in Conference Carolinas men's tennis Friday at Charlotte, N.C. Moolman was one of four Trojans post a singles win to spark the come-from-behind victory.
Mount Olive (7-0 overall, 3-0 Conference Carolinas) trailed 2-1 after three closely contested doubles matches. Henrik Falkenburg and Akio Mariano posted a 9-7 win at No. 2 doubles, but the Trojans lost the other two doubles matches by scores of 9-8 and 8-6.
Gabriel Santana posted a 7-6, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles and Falkenburg won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 singles to put Mount Olive on top. But Queens (3-2, 1-1) won at No. 1 and No. 3 singles to regain the overall lead at 4-3 and move within one singles win of taking the match.
Stan Roffe won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 5 singles to tie the match at 4-4 and set the stage for Moolman.
Moolman won the opening set 6-2, but fell 6-1 in the second set. The third set was tied 5-5 before Moolman won the final two games for a three-set win to keep the Trojans' perfect record intact.
Mount Olive returns to action Sunday as the Trojans play host to Pfeiffer in a Conference Carolinas match-up. Match time is 1 p.m. at Walker Tennis Center.
Mount Olive 5, Queens 4
Singles
1. BLOCH, Joshua (QU) def. Edgar Bub (MOC) 6-2, 6-4
2. Gabriel Santana (MOC) def. SOLER, Per-Erik (QU) 7-6, 6-4
3. Henric Falkenburg (MOC) def. MEUM, Ole-Jacob (QU) 6-2, 6-1
4. BAFUME, Andre (QU) def. Akio Mariano (MOC) 6-4, 6-2
5. Stan Roffe (MOC) def. BOOTHBY, Bryce (QU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Brahm Moolman (MOC) def. MUNHOZ, Gustavo (QU) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5
Doubles
1. BLOCH, Joshua/SOLER, Per-Erik (QU) def. Edgar Bub/Rik Wolthuis (MOC) 9-8
2. Henric Falkenburg/Akio Mariano (MOC) def. MEUM, Ole-Jacob/BOOTHBY, Bryce (QU) 9-7
3. BAFUME, Andre/MUNHOZ, Gustavo (QU) def. Brahm Moolman/Stan Roffe (MOC) 8-6
Records
Mount Olive 7-0 overall, 3-0 Conference Carolinas
Queens 3-2 overall, 1-1 Conference Carolinas