ROME, Ga. - The No. 5-ranked Lindsey Wilson men's tennis team defeated No. 11-ranked Our Lady of the Lake in a consolation match at the ITA NAIA Indoor National Championship on Saturday at the Rome Tennis Center.
With the victory, the Blue Raiders (2-1) advance to Sunday's fifth-place match, where they will take on fellow Mid-South Conference member Cumberlands (Ky.) at 10 a.m. CT.
Jaroslav Majsajdr and Matis Nuziere defeated
Miguel Mateo Larrea and
Lucas Marques 6-4 at No. 2 doubles.
Lev Sholosh and
Facundo Grasso earned a 6-3 victory over Corentin Fusaro and Jacob Gailey at No. 1 doubles. Jose David Tobar Sanchez and
Raul Safont earned the doubles point for the Blue Raiders with a 6-3 win at No. 3 over Elliott Costa and Bastien Prod'homme.
Safont pushed the Blue Raider lead to 2-0 with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Fusaro at No. 4 singles. Sholosh made it 3-0 in favor of Lindsey Wilson, winning 6-0, 6-2 over Gabriel Nogueira in the top-seeded singles match. Larrea secured the victory for the Blue Raiders with a 7-6, 6-0 victory over Prod'homme at No. 3 singles.
Lindsey Wilson takes on Cumberlands Sunday in the fifth-place match at 10 a.m. CT at the Rome Tennis Center.