Joey Ladaga (3S) and Brenner Lapid/David Ashcom (2D) both fought hard for their 3 set victories on Tuesday afternoon, March 24th against Marist but the team fell just short of winning the overall match 2-3 on a Tuesday afternoon of high quality tennis.
Carson Harrell (1S) fell to a very talented player 4 & 1 , in a match that featured long rallies. The first set lasted over an hour with both players hammering baseline shots.
At the 2 Singles line, Drew Fruehauf battled back in the 2nd set to get to 5 games but fell just short of capitalizing on the momentum to take it to a 3rd set. Joey Ladaga's victory again came on his consistent play and capitalizing on some unforced errors from his opponent.
Meanwhile, in doubles action, Zac Hirschler/Kez Fitzgerald came up short in their match 0 & 4. After unforced errors led to a slow start in the first set , the duo battle back in the 2nd before losing serve and the match.
At 3 doubles, Brenner Lapid and David Ashcom outlasted their opponents to win in 3. They won the first set, dropped the 2nd in a tie-break and won the 3rd set. There were great volleys on both sides of the net and some exciting second chance points won during their match.
Bears vs. Sprayberry - 3/25/15
The next day make up match on Wednesday, March 25th against Sprayberry resulted in a victory at all 5 lines.
At the doubles lines, Kez Fitzgerald / Zac Hirschler (1D) and David Ashcom/Brenner Lapid won relatively quickly with good serves and volleys.
Next up for the Bears is the Deco Turf tournament in Chattanooga and then a couple of challenging matches against Chattahoochee, Johns Creek (Home) and Northview.
