CHARLESTON, S.C. - Appalachian State University men's tennis opened the first day of the College of Charleston Invite with matches against Charlotte, as the Mountaineers could only manage one doubles victory against the 49ers on Friday afternoon at Patriots Point.
Sophomore Robert Jenkins and senior Andrew McKinnon nabbed the lone Mountaineer victory, tallying a 9-8 doubles victory over Charlotte's tandem of Paul Cisti and Krzysztof Kwasniewicz.
The Apps return to the CofC Invitational this weekend, setting up matches with Southern Conference opponents, Charleston on Saturday, Nov. 3 and Wofford on Sunday, Nov. 4.
RESULTS
Singles
1 King lost to
Jordi Massalle Ferrer (UNCC) 7-6(5), 6-4
2 Bost lost to
Jack Williams (UNCC) 7-6, 4-6, 6-1
3 McKinnon
lost to Forrest Edwards (UNCC) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
4 Jenkins lost
to Paul Cisti (UNCC) 7-5, 6-3
5 Lake lost to
Alex Calott (UNCC) 7-5, 6-1
6 Pyle lost to
Krzysztof Kwasniewicz (UNCC) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
1 Bost/King lost to Massalle Ferrer/Williams
(UNCC) 8-3
2 Jenkins/McKinnon def. Cisti/Kwasniewicz (UNCC)
9-8 (7-0)
3 Lake/Pyle lost to Edwards/Calott (UNCC) 8-4
