HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Scots wrapped up their spring break trip to Hilton Head on Wednesday with a 7-2 loss to Stevenson at Chaplin Park.
Maryville's victories came at No. 2 doubles and No. 6 singles. The doubles duo of
Josh Fisher and
Kyle Shaver defeated Chad Smialek and Simeon Smith 8-5 in a hard-fought matchup. The Duo is now 2-2 on the season when teaming together on the doubles court.
Seth Green defeated Stevenson's Nathan Davidson at No. 6 singles to pick up the other point for MC. Green is now 2-1 on the season in singles play and 2-0 on the No. 6 court.
On the No. 1 and No. 2 singles courts,
Sam Cocchia and Shaver each brought their matchups to a third set before dropping the points 6-2, 4-6, 9-11 and 3-6, 6-2, 10-1, respectively.
After Maryville's spring break performance in Hilton Head, Head Coach
Doug Corbett is confident his team is ready to compete in conference play.
"That match was tighter than the score would indicate," Said Corbett. "It was a great college tennis environment for our last match in Hilton Head. Although it was disappointing to not get the win, this prepared us very well for the conference season ahead!"
"We feel good about our doubles combos and got a lot of valuable experience in close matches. We will be ready to close the deal in future opportunities."
The Scots are now 4-5 on the season while Stevenson improved to 3-2.
Maryville returns home on Saturday to kick off CCS competition with a matchup against Belhaven, beginning at noon.
