Lions Tennis drop Saturday match to UTS

A victory in the singles round picked up a point for the Freed-Hardeman University Lions tennis team, but FHU fell to the University of Tennessee Southern FireHawks 6-1.
The Lions (3-3) fell in all three doubles matches, Merlin Boleman and Nolan Laduree lost 6-3 on doubles court No. 1 while Theo Devals and Pablo Poleo fell 6-4. Brayden Martin and Braden Young lost on the No. 3 court 6-2.
In the singles round, Merlin Bolema picked up FHU’s lone point, topping UTS (1-3) FireHawk Felipe Dias 7-6 (12-10), 6-4. On the No. 2 court, Pablo Poleo dropped the first set 7-5 before retiring in the second set after winning one game. Nolan Ladree fell to Gaspar Audisio 6-3, 6-4 on court three, while Brayden Martin lost 6-1, 6-0. FireHawk Tristan Kelly bested Theo Devals 6-4, 7-5, while Braden Young finished FHU’s day with a 7-5, 6-3 defeat.
Freed-Hardeman vs. UT Southern
Doubles

1. Martin Cabrera/Shizuya Kubo (UTS) def. Merlin Bolema/Nolan Laduree (FHU); 6-3
2. Rage Matuck/Felipe Dias (UTS) def. Theo Devals/Pablo Poleo (FHU); 6-4
3. Tristan Kelly/Gaspar Audisio (UTS) def. Brayden Martin/Braden Young (FHU); 6-2
   Singles
4. Merlin Bolema (FHU) def. Felipe Dias (UTS); 7-6 (12-10, 6-4
5. Martin Cabrera (UTS) def. Pablo Poleo (FHU); by retirement
6. Gaspar Audisio (UTS) def. Nolan Laduree (FHU); 6-3, 6-4
7. Shizuya Kubo (UTS) def. Brayden Martin (FHU); 6-1, 6-0
8. Tristan Kelly (UTS) def. Theo Devals (FHU); 6-4, 7-5
9. Rage Matuck (UTS) def. Braden Young (FHU); 7-5, 6-3