Box Score Rocky Mount, NC - The #26 Battling Bishop's men's tennis team hit the courts for the first time on Friday afternoon and took down #27 Pomona-Pitzer 8-1 in dominating fashion. Sweeping doubles, Wesleyan got a resounding 8-3 win at the #1 slot by Diego Segovia and Albert Sitwell. At #2, John Falke and Logan Stolz picked up a monster 8-4 victory, both winning their respective singles matches as well.

Score: #26 North Carolina Wesleyan 8, #27 Pomona-Pitzer 1
Location/Venue: Rocky Mount, NC / Indoor Sports and Education Facility
Records: #26 North Carolina Wesleyan (1-0, 0-0 USA South), #27 Pomona Pitzer (1-3, 0-0 SCIAC)

In singles competition, Wesleyan won all but three matches in the second set, including a resounding 6-1, 6-3 victory at the #6 slot by Andy Fanzaga. At #1, John Fale stormed back from a 6-1 first set loss and came back to win the final two stanzas 6-4, 6-2.

Diego Segovia and Luca Knese also picked up crucial wins on courts two and five to put the match out of reach for the Penguins.

Up Next:

Your #26 men's tennis team will take on #15 Johns Hopkins and Birmingham Southern on Sunday morning beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Indoor Sports and Education Facility.