Belmont Abbey, Mount Olive Advance to Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Championship Final for Second Straight Season
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SUMTER, S.C. - Top seed Belmont Abbey and No. 3 seed Mount Olive will meet in the 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Championship Final on Sunday, May 1 after each won their semifinal match on Saturday, April 30 at the Palmetto Tennis Center.
The two teams met in the championship final last season with Mount Olive winning 4-1. The Trojans are looking to repeat as tournament champions and win the program’s sixth title. The Abbey is seeking its first-ever tournament title after being the runner-up three times since 2017. Mount Olive leads the all-time series 13-2, but the Crusaders won the regular season meeting 4-3 on April 9.
In the first semifinal, the Crusaders dispatched the upstart fourth-seeded Patriots, 4-1 before the Trojans downed second-seed Barton by the same score.
Belmont Abbey won the doubles point with 6-1 and 6-2 wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, respectively. Liam Day earned a point for Francis Marion at No. 1 singles, but The Crusaders got wins at No. 2, No. 5, and No. 6 singles for the victory.
Mount Olive also won the doubles point as they won at the top two doubles positions. Diego Agudelo earned Barton a point at No. 2 singles, but the Trojans won at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5 singles to earn the match win.
2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Championship
Palmetto Tennis Center - Sumter, S.C.
Friday, April 29
9:00 a.m. - Round One
#5 Francis Marion def. #8 Southern Wesleyan, 4-0 (Box Score)
#6 Converse def. #7 North Greenville, 5-2 (Box Score)
2:00 p.m. - Quarterfinals
#3 Mount Olive def. #6 Converse, 4-0 (Box Score)
#5 Francis Marion def. #4 Emmanuel, 4-3 (Box Score)
Saturday, April 30
9:00 a.m. - Semifinals
Semifinal 1 - #1 Belmont Abbey def. #5 Francis Marion, 4-1 (Box Score)
Semifinal 2 - #3 Mount Olive def. #2 Barton, 4-1(Box Score)
Sunday, May 1
9:00 a.m. - Championship
#1 Belmont Abbey vs. #3 Mount Olive (Courts 3-6, 8-9)