ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - The Birmingham-Southern men's tennis team competed against their second straight nationally ranked opponent in North Carolina Wesleyan on Sunday. The Panthers were defeated 8-1 but played some promising tennis against the 26th ranked team in Division III.

The Battling Bishops took all three doubles matches, but the Panthers did not go down without a fight. No. 1 duo Hallet Green and Sam Tolbert won four games on their opponent while No. 2 duo Tom Smith and Ryan King won three games.

In singles matches, No. 6 Tom Smith was the lone winner on the day for the Panthers. Smith fell in the first set 6-1 but was dominant the rest of the day with 6-1 and 1-0 wins in sets two and three to earn the Panthers a win. No. 2 Sam Tolbert battled by winning four games on his opponent in set two.

Final: N.C. Wesleyan 8, Birmingham-Southern 1

Singles competition
1. John Falke (NCWU) def. Hallet Green (BSC) 6-2, 6-1
2. Diego Segovia (NCWU) def. Sam Tolbert (BSC) 6-2, 6-4
3. Bhodan Zhylchuk (NCWU) def. Tanner DeBardelaben (BSC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Logan Stoltz (NCWU) def. Ryan King (BSC) by opponent retirement
5. Albert Sitwell (NCWU) def. Eli Ingleson (BSC) 6-1, 6-1
6. Tom Smith (BSC) def. Sean Keane (NCWU) 1-6, 6-1, 1-0

Doubles competition
1. Diego Segovia/Albert Sitwell (NCWU) def. Hallet Green/Sam Tolbert (BSC) 8-4
2. John Falke/Logan Stoltz (NCWU) def. Tanner DeBardelaben/Eli Ingleson (BSC) 8-2
3. Sean Keane/Andy Fanzaga (NCWU) def. Tom Smith/Ryan King (BSC) 8-3

Records
Birmingham-Southern 4-3 Overall, North Carolina Wesleyan 3-1 Overall