Nationally 50th-Ranked Mount Olive Remains Unbeaten In Conference - Defeats Lees-McRae 8-1

Nationally 50th-Ranked Mount Olive Remains Unbeaten In Conference - Defeats Lees-McRae 8-1

Brahm Moolman posted wins in singles and doubles without dropping a game as nationally 50th-ranked Mount Olive remained unbeaten in conference play with an 8-1 victory over Lees-McRae in Conference Carolinas men's tennis Friday at Walker Tennis Center. The win kept the Trojans in a first-place tie in the conference standings.

Mount Olive (10-1 overall, 6-0 Conference Carolinas) lost only five total games in three doubles wins. Moolman combined with Gabriel Santana for an 8-0 win at No. 3 doubles, then went on to post a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles.

Mount Olive celebrates Senior Day Saturday as the Trojans play host to King in a Conference Carolinas match-up. Akio Mariano and Gabriel Santana will be recognized prior to the match. Match time is 1 p.m. at Walker Tennis Center.

Singles
#1 Edgar Bub (MOC) def. Joao Arauio (LMC) 6-2, 7-6
#2 Taduez Poplawski (LMC) def. Gabriel Santana (MOC) 7-5, 6-3
#3 Henric Falkenberg (MOC)  def. Carlos Pinel (LMC) 6-1, 6-0
#4 Akio Mariano (MOC) def. Hang Lak Choi (LMC) 6-1, 6-1
#5 Brahm Moolman (MOC) def. Jessee Artrip (LMC) 6-0, 6-0
#6 Jack Frampton (MOC) def. Adam Chivers (LMC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
#1 Edgar Bub/Rik Wolthuis (MOC) def. Joao Arauio/Carlos Pinel (LMC) 8-3
#2 Henric Falkenberg/Akio Mariano (MOC) def. Taduez Poplawski/Hang Lak Choi (LMC) 8-2
#3 Brahm Moolman/Gabriel Santana (MOC) def. Adam Chivers/Jessee Artrip (LMC) 8-0

Records
Lees-McRae 0-9, 0-5 Conference Carolinas
Mount Olive 10-1, 6-0 Conference Carolinas