NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- The University of Pikeville men's tennis team went on the road and lost just one match in an 8-1 win over IU Southeast on Sunday.

The Bears led 2-1 after doubles play, leaving them needing just three wins in singles to claim the win.

Finding that decisive win was just a matter of time as UPIKE won all six singles matches, starting with fifth-seeded Pablo Casas topping Chris Braun 6-1, 6-1, followed by sixth-seeded Juan Reyes routing Austin LaFollette 6-1, 6-0.

No. 4-seed Eric Bernabue sealed the win with a 6-0, 6-4 rout of Bryson Mills. Only one of the matches took three sets as top-seeded Jan Kappes outlasted Nick Roby 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 as the last match to finish.

The Grenadiers claimed their lone win on the day at No. 2 doubles where Jon James and Chris Braun got past Bernabue and Fernando Fernandez 8-6.

UPIKE 8, IU Southeast 1

Singles

1. Jan Kappes (UPIKE) def. Nick Roby (IUS) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3

2. Enzo Douillac (UPIKE) def. Trent Wallace (IUS) 6-4, 6-0

3. Fernando Fernandez (UPIKE) def. Jacob Rankin (IUS) 6-2, 6-3

4. Eric Bernabeu (UPIKE) def. Bryson Mills (IUS) 6-0, 6-4

5. Pablo Casas (UPIKE) def. Chris Braun (IUS) 6-1, 6-1

6. Juan Reyes (UPIKE) def. Austin LaFollette (IUS) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

1. Enzo Douillac/Jan Kappes (UPIKE) def. Nick Roby/Trent Wallace (IUS) 8-3

2. Jon James/Chris Braun (IUS) def. Eric Bernabeu/Fernando Fernandez (UPIKE) 8-6

3. Pablo Vincent/Diego Reboredo (UPIKE) def. Jacob Rankin/Bryson Mills (IUS) 8-6

Match Notes

IU Southeast 2-5

UPIKE 4-1

Up Next

UPIKE travels to St. Catharine at Noon ET on Monday in St. Catharine, Ky.

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