Mount Olive Captures Men's Tennis Championship

Mount Olive Captures Men's Tennis Championship

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SUMTER, S.C. – Mount Olive knocked off Belmont Abbey, 4-1, in the 2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Championship after both teams advanced after resuming semifinals action on Sunday morning at the Palmetto Tennis Complex.

Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Championship 
All-Tournament Team

Alessandro Gerbino, Barton
Thembokwakhe Makhanya, Emmanuel
Israel Rodriguez Rojas, Mount Olive
Kai Lloveras, Belmont Abbey
Victor Nunez, Mount Olive
Bailey Horne, Belmont Abbey
Tournament MVP: Guilherme Zotin De Oliveira, Mount Olive
 
Championship Match

Mount Olive opened the match taking the doubles point with a 6-3 win at No. 1 and 6-4 at No. 2.

Belmont Abbey’s Kai Lloveras picked up the win at the No. 6 position before Mount Olive took wins at No. 3 and No. 4. Mount Olive’s Guilherme Zotin De Oliveira battled back after dropping the first set, 4-6, at the No. 2 position to clinch the championship point with a 6-2 third set victory.

Semifinal Matches

Belmont Abbey 4, Emmanuel 0

Belmont Abbey took the doubles point with a pair of 6-3 victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions.

After picking up a quick win at No. 4 singles, Andres Golindano sealed the victory with a three-set win at No. 5 for the Crusaders and a spot in the finals.

Mount Olive 4, Barton 2

Barton earned the doubles point before play was halted on Saturday for inclement weather, winning 6-3 at No. 1 and 6-0 at No. 3.

Mount Olive started the comeback with a pair of wins at No. 1 and No. 2. Barton’s Matteo Savio pulled the Bulldogs even with a three-set victory at No. 4.

Greg Normand and Victor Nunez battled from opening set losses to win in the third set to send the Trojans into the finals.