Men's Tennis Comes Up Short Over Weekend

SPARTANBURG - The SMC Pioneers men's tennis team struggled to put some points up against its competitors over the weekend and came home with two losses.

On Saturday, the Pioneers took a 0-8 loss to NJCAA Region 17 foe Georgia Perimeter College.

The Pioneers followed that up on Sunday with a 1-8 loss to NCAA Division II opponent Coker College.

Matheus Barcela, a freshman from Brazil, posted SMC's only win of the weekend on Sunday, with a 6-7, 6-3, 10-3 set.

February 13 @ Coker College
SMC 1, Coker 8

Singles
Matheus Barcela: win, 6-7, 6-3, 10-3
Corey White: loss, 3-6, 1-6
Troy Lanford: loss, 2-6, 0-6
Josh Lawton: loss, 1-6, 2-6
David Manley: loss, 1-6, 0-6
Stephen Higginbotham: loss, 2-6, 1-6

Doubles
Barcela & Lanford: loss, 1-8
Lawton & White: loss, 2-8
Manley & Higginbotham: loss, 0-8

February 12 @ Georgia Perimeter College
SMC  0, GPC 8

Singles
Matheus Barcela: loss, 1-6, 0-6
Corey White: loss, 1-6 , 1-6
Troy Lanford: loss, 4-6, 4-6
Josh Lawton: loss, 3-6, 7-5, 6-10
David Manley: loss, 0-6, 0-6
Stephen Higginbotham: loss, 3-6, 2-6

Doubles
Lanford & Lawton: loss, 2-8
Barcela & CJ Freeman: loss, 3-8
Lawton & Higginbotham: loss, 4-8

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 100th academic year of providing a 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 please contact athletic director Mark Perdue at (864) 587-4237.