SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Converse University men's tennis team defeated Emmanuel 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon at the Converse tennis courts.

With the win the Valkyries improve to 4-11 overall and 2-3 in Conference Carolinas action this season. Emmanuel meanwhile drops to 6-7 overall and 3-1 in Conference Carolinas play.

In doubles action the Valkyries No. 2 team of Leopold Morel/Marty Letessier and the Valkyries No. 3 team picked up wins to give the Valkyries the early 1-0 advantage. The Valkyries top doubles team of Merlin Bellet/Enzo Marcheschi fell in a tiebreak to their Emmanuel counterparts.

In singles action, Bellet gave the Valkyries a 2-0 lead with a straight sets win at the No.1 singles court. Emmanuel picked up their first points of the match with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 singles flights. Morel gave the Valkyries a 3-2 advantage once again with a win at the No. 5 singles flight but Emmanuel tied the match up with a win at the No.6 singles court.

Marty Letessier won the opening set at the No. 4 singles court as the pressure began to mount with the match on the line. After dropping the third set the match went to a decisive third set, Letessier came out on top and gave the Valkyries their second conference win of the season.

Next Up:
The Converse men's tennis team will be back in action tomorrow afternoon against King University at 1:00 p.m.

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