Piedmont got the better of the Transy Men's Tennis team at Top Seed Tennis Club this afternoon, nudging out a 5-4 win in a thrilling match. The loss drops the Pioneers to 4-2 on the season.
 
For the third match in a row Transy won two out of the three doubles matches contested. Chris Kaufmann and Arjun Gupta won the first match to finish 8-4 at #1 doubles. When Jordan Cordrey and Eli Skaggs lost an 805 decision at #2 all eyes went to the third court. Jared Wells and Jacob Jiranek won their match in a tiebreak to give the Pioneers a 2-1 advantage when singles play began.
 
The singles matches were hard fought on all six courts. The Lions won the first three matches to finish, beating Chase Moreman (#4), Jordan Cordrey (#5), and Jared Wells (#6). With the Pioneers down 4-2 in the match count they looked to the top of the lineup to stage a comeback.
 
Chris Kaufmann finished first of the last three matches on, winning in a match tiebreak at #1 singles. Alejandro Perez-Canedo also pulled out a close match in a match tiebreak at #3. Eli Skaggs split sets at #3 to send his match to a tiebreak of his own that would decide the match. Piedmont jumped out to an early lead in the tiebreak and held on to win the court and the dual match.
 
"All credit to Piedmont. They played with confidence and poise, and they are very difficult to play against. Our players showed a lot of spirit tonight and we will continue to improve," said Head Coach
Kevin Calhoun
 
The Pioneers next play Ohio Northern Sunday at 2:00 PM at Top Seed Tennis Club.