Tigers Drop First Match of Young Season in Men’s Tennis

Marion, AL—The Marion Military Institute Tigers lost a narrow 5-4 decision to the visiting Lions of Wallace State Community College-Hanceville on Friday afternoon at the Paul B. Anderson Tennis Complex.  In a well-played match, the Tigers took two of the three doubles matches.  Andrew Branicki and Joseph Tanjuatco contributed the first point of the day with a tremendous 8-3 win over the Wallace State pair of Sebastian Arce and Will Brackin, while Sean Dreher and William Phillips combined to put up point 2 of the afternoon with an 8-4 win over Sauvage Florent and Gage Anderson.  Dreher and Phillips scored singles wins for the final two points of the afternoon for the Tigers.

Wallace State 5, MMI 4

Doubles Competition

1.  Branicki/Tanjuatco (MMI) def. Arce/Brackin (WSCC-H) 8-3

2.  Dreher/ Phillips (MMI) def. Sauvage/Anderson (WSCC-H) 8-4

3.  Mastin/Thompson (WSCC-H) def. Ingram/Taylor (MMI) 8-2

Singles Competition

1.  Sebastian Arce (WSCC-H) def. Andrew Branicki (MMI) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1

2.  Sean Dreher (MMI) def. Will Brackin (WSCC-H) 6-3, 6-2

3.  Florent Sauvage (WSCC-H) def. Joseph Tanjuatco (MMI) 7-5, 5-7, 7-5

4.  William Phillips (MMI) def. Zach Mastin (WSCC-H) 6-1, 6-4

5.  Gage Anderson (WSCC-H) def. Dom Ingram (MMI) 7-6 (5), 7-5

6.  Hudson Thompson (WSCC-H) def. Isaac Magee (MMI) 6-1, 6-0

Next Up:  The Tigers travel to Gadsden, AL, to take on the Gadsden State Community College Cardinals at the Gadsden Sports Complex on Saturday, Feb. 15.  First serves fly at 1:00 p.m.