CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a rematch of last year’s Mountain East Conference Men’s Tennis Championship final, the University of Charleston and Fairmont State University again advanced following Saturday’s semifinals.

UC and Fairmont State will meet Sunday at 3:30 p.m. for the MEC title.
 
#1 Charleston def. #4 West Virginia State, 4-1 | Box Score
 
In a match that was moved to the Charleston Tennis Club because of inclement weather, the Yellow Jackets claimed the doubles point before falling in singles play.

West Virginia State’s Alex Dormann and Forkane Lebdi combined to defeat UC’s Jorge Perez and Marcelo Mifano Pinto, 6-3, and Johan Karlsson and Facundo Campana Urcia teamed to beat Omar Elsamahy and Vicente Garcia, 6-4 to claim the point.

Elsamahy (No. 2), Louay Makke (No. 3), Garcia (No. 4), and Alberto Nordio (No. 6) all produced straight-set wins to help UC advance to Sunday’s championship.
 
#3 Fairmont State def. #2 West Virginia Wesleyan, 4-1 | Box Score
 
The Falcons claimed the doubles point, and then Fairmont State and West Virginia Wesleyan went to battle. Although the Bobcats’ Nicola Bottelberghs defeated Mohamed Mostafa Moens, 6-4, 6-4, Fairmont State needed a trio of three-set wins to advance.

Haruto Kusunoki (No. 2 singles), Hugo Lena (No. 5 singles), and Keagan Karunagaran (No. 6 singles) all needed a decisive third set to defeat Wesleyan. Lena rallied after losing the first set. The two other matches that did not finish in singles play were also in the third set at the time of the match’s conclusion.