The University of Pikeville's men's tennis team went 2-1 over the last week.
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The Bears got an AAC win over Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 7-0 and beat Ashland (Ohio) 5-2. They fell to Lees-McRae 5-2. The University of Pikeville men's tennis team picked up a couple of wins over the last week, while one game was cancelled due to weather.
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UPike will be back in action on Saturday when it travels to Georgia Gwinnett College. First serve is slated for 3:30 p.m.
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Bobcats 5, Bears 2: Lees-McRae took two of three to win the doubles point.
Ahmed Hassairi and
Haithem Rabbouche were the winners at No. 1 6-1 over Isaac Yang and Hudson Hoskins. But Marco Laguna and Tenzin Singye beat Anton Hoffman and
Matthew Rodgers 6-1 and Lorenzo Ferrer and Austin Henry picked up a 6-3 win over Alfonzo Robinson and Rafael Gonzales.
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UPike picked up wins in 5 and 6 singles. Hoffman beat Austin 7-6, 6-2, while Gonzalez knocked off Ferrier 6-3, 6-2.
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Less McCrae picked up wins when Yang beat Rabbouche 6-1, 6-1; Singye knocked off Hassairi 6-1, 7-5; Languna beat Robinson 6-1, 6-1, and; Hoskins beat Rogers 6-0, 7-5.
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Bears 7, TMU 0: UPike picked up the first point of the day by taking all three doubles matches and then swept the singles competition.
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Hassairi and Rabbouche won in No. 1 doubles 6-1 over Matoes/Diaz. Robinson and Gonzalez were winners in No. 2 doubles 7-6, while Rodgers and Hofmann picked up a 6-1 win over Stewart and Hernandez at No. 3.
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In singles play, Rabbouche beat Vicente 6-3, 6-3, while Robinson was pushed to three sets by Matoes before winning 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 7-5.
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Hassairi picked up 6-1, 6-3 win over Diaz, with Hoffman beating Andien 6-3, 6-2. Rodgers was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Stewart, and Gonzalez knocking off Cook 6-1, 6-3.
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Bears 5, Eagles 2: UPike opened with the doubles point, taking two of the three matches.
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Hassairi and Rabbouche beat Tomas Paskaushas and Ryohei Miyake 6-4 and Rogers and Hofmann knocked off Jonathan Frost and Reid Opel 7-5. Ashland's team of Kaj Salzano and Gabe Seminario picked up a 6-4 win over Robinson and Gonzalez.
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In singles play, UPike's wins came when Rabbouche led Salzano 7-6 (7-4) before he retired,
Hassairi knocked off Frost 4-6, 6-3, 10-5, Rodgers beat Opel 6-2, 6-3, and Gonzalez handled Seminario 6-2, 6-1.
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Ashland picked up points when Paskaushas beat Robinson 6-0, 4-6, 6-10 and Miyake knocked off Hofmann 6-2, 7-5.
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