Men’s Tennis Out In Consolation Round Of Nationals

PLANO, TX – The SMC men's tennis team ended its third national tournament appearance with each of its doubles pairs making it up to the quarterfinals of the consolation round on Wednesday.

Flight 1:
SMC freshmen Troy Lanford and Austin McAlister fell 6-1, 6-1 to Leo Prudencio and Ethan Wilkinson of Itawamba Community College.

Flight 2:
Trent Jackson and Matt Kennamer, of SMC, were defeated 6-1, 6-2 by Duffy Loel and Donnail Myles, of Hinds Community College

Flight 3:
SMC's Matthew Banks and Aubrey Johnson lost 6-0, 6-0 to Meridian Community College's Wade Henderson and Brandon Landry

All six of SMCs players were eliminated in singles play on Tuesday, with most having fallen out in the quarterfinal round of consolation.

Spartanburg Methodist College has 14 intercollegiate teams that compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association, which includes colleges in the Carolinas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The College is in its 99th year of providing quality education to students in a Christian environment.  More than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other institutions of higher learning.

For more information, contact SMC director of public information Brian Fulkerson at (864) 587-4254 or fulkersonb@smcsc.edu

Full tournament results available at: http://bit.ly/cYfhGm