Box Score WINGATE, N.C. — The Belmont Abbey men's tennis team notched one of its biggest victories in recent history by defeating No. 10 Wingate 4-3 Thursday afternoon at the Wingate Tennis Center.
Despite dropping the doubles point, the Crusaders rallied to win four of the six singles matches to earn the victory over the Bulldogs.
Tim Stemler and
Christian Winstead defeated Florian Walcher and Carlo Roselini 6-3 in doubles play.
Winstead also ended up winning in singles play along with
Chase Martin,
Andres Golindano and
Zak Vince. Martin, Winstead and Vince all won in straight sets.
Golindano rallied from dropping the first set and won the next two for a 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2) victory over Edis Nokic. That included saving a match point in the second set to extend the match.
Wingate entered the match ranked 10th in the ITA Division II Preseason Rankings released in late January. It is the first time under head coach
Michael Salomon that the Crusaders have defeated a Top-10 opponent.
Belmont Abbey improves to 4-1 on the season while Wingate is 0-2.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
- Luka Brown/Hugo Nossler (WU) def. Chase Martin/Jackson Korta (BAC), 7-5
- Edis Nokic/Gabriel Constantino (WU) def. Zak Vince/Charlie Fremaux (BAC), 7-5
- Tim Stemler/Christian Winstead (BAC) def. Florian Walcher/Carlo Roselini 6-3
SINGLES
- Gabriel Constantino (WU) def. Nicholas Cary (BAC), 2-6, 6-0, 6-1
- Chase Martin (BAC) def. Carlo Roselini (WU), 7-5, 6-3
- Florian Walcher (WU) def. Tim Stemler (BAC), 7-5, 7-5
- Andres Golindano (BAC) def. Edis Nokic (WU), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2)
- Christian Winstead (BAC) def. Hugo Nossler (WU), 6-3, 6-4
- Zak Vince (BAC) def. Petar Basic Palkovic (WU), 6-2, 6-3
EXTRA MATCHES
DOUBLES
SINGLES
UP NEXT
- The Crusaders' next regular season match will be Tuesday, February 13 at Lander at 2:30 p.m. in Greenwood, South Carolina.
- It will be the second straight match against a ranked opponent as Lander was ranked No. 13 the same ITA Preseason Rankings.
