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HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—West Virginia Wesleyan College rallied from an early deficit to secure a 5-2 win over Fairmont State University in Sunday’s MEC Men’s Tennis Tournament Championship. The title marked the second for the Bobcats in as many years and third since 2014.
 
The Falcons grabbed an early advantage in doubles play. Gui Pachane and Lucas Alves picked up an 8-3 win in No. 1 doubles while Joao Martins and Matias Higueras edged Ramon Rodriguez and Harry Simaioforidis 8-6 in No. 2 doubles action.  Lukas Laipold and Ferran Berga teamed up for an 8-6 win in the No. 3 spot, but Fairmont State held a 2-1 lead at the end of doubles play.  
 
The Bobcats battled back in singles competition. Maycon Santos Dias downed Pachane 6-1, 6-2 in No. 2 singles and Laipold topped Alves 6-2, 6-1 to give the Bobcats a 3-2 advantage.  Thomas McIntosh picked up a 6-1, 7-5 win in No. 5 singles and a 6-3, 6-2 win by Harry Simaioforidis in No. 4 singles secured the victory for West Virginia Wesleyan. 
 
The Bobcats secured an automatic berth into this year’s NCAA Tournament with the win. The Falcons, ranked No. 4 and the University of Charleston Golden Eagles, ranked No. 6 in last week’s Atlantic Region poll await an at-large bid.


West Virginia Wesleyan 5, Fairmont State 2
Doubles
#1 Pachane/Alves (FSU) def. Santos Dias/Gebre (WVWC), 8-3
#2 Martins/Higueras (FSU) def. Rodriguez/Simaioforidis (WVWC), 8-6
#3 Laipold/Berga (WVWC) def. Liddy/Early (FSU), 8-6
 
Singles
#1 Lukas Laipold (WVWC) def. Lucas Alves (FSU), 6-2, 6-1
#2 Maycon Santos Dias (WVWC) def. Gui Pachane (FSU), 6-1, 6-2
#4 Harry Simaioforidis (WVWC) def. Matias Higueras (FSU), 6-3, 6-2
#5 Thomas McIntosh (WVWC) def. Dillon Early (FSU), 6-1, 7-5
 
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,1,5,4)