JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - App State men's tennis fell to a formidable ETSU squad, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Bobby Mullins Tennis Center.
The Mountaineers fall to 1-5 while ETSU improves to 2-6 on the season.
App State was highlighted by singles wins from
Matvey Radionov and
Milo Bargeron.
After the Bucs had already clinched the match, the Apps ended the day on a high note against an ETSU team that beat then-No. 33 Penn State and is 16-2 over its last 18 home contests.
Bargeron earned a hard-fought victory over Frazier Rengifo with a tiebreaking 7-6 (7-5) triumph before knocking off Rengifo in the final set, 6-4, on Court No. 2, coming away with his second singles win.
On Court No. 3, Radionov's battle was the last to finish. After capturing the first set, 7-6 (7-5), his counterpart forced a third-set tiebreaker after picking up the second frame, 1-6. The sophomore showcased resiliency by pulling away 1-0 (10-4) for his second win of the season.
ETSU won the first three-finished matches on courts 4, 5 and 1 to clinch the victory.
The hosts won the doubles point at the beginning of the match.
Alex Pavkovich and Bargeron was up 5-4 as the top duo, but their match unfinished.
Appalachian will look to turn things around next weekend when it plays three matches in three days. Two of the three contests are at home while the first, which is on Friday, will take place at Presbyterian in South Carolina at 1 p.m.
