No. 19 Wolfpack defeats No. 22 Wallace State

DECATUR – The No. 19 Co-Lin Wolfpack defeated No. 22 Wallace State Community College 5-4 at East Central Community College in Decatur. The Wolfpack (4-2) are on the road Wednesday to play Meridian at 2 p.m.

"Two of three doubles wins were picked up by the men," said Co-Lin tennis coach Brenda Smith. "Then Sebastian and Juan Pablo won in straight sets needing a tiebreaker in the first set. The match was clinched by a great effort by Tripp Case. We may have been ranked higher than them, but we were missing our No. 3 and No. 5, so this was tough."

In doubles action, the Wolfpack picked up wins as Sebastian Osorio and Juan Pablo Pinilla beat Cade Pressnell and Luke Chigwidden 8-3 at No. 1 and Tripp Case and Tripp Wyatt got the win at No. 3 defeating Check Freeman and Austin Leavins 8-4.

In singles action, the most exciting matches of the day were played at No. 1 and No. 2. Osorio defeated Pressnell 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 and Pinilla beat Chigwidden 7-6 (7-5), 6-3. Case picked up the win at No. 4 defeating Bizilia 6-3, 6-2 and clinching the match was Wyatt as he beat Leavins 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6

Doubles:

No. 1        Osorio- Pinilla (CL) def. Pressnell-Chigwidden (WSCC) 8-3

No. 2        Hester-Bizilia (WSCC) def. Harrell-Barlow (CL) 8-0

No. 3        Case-Wyatt (CL) def. Leavins-Freeman (WSCCC) 8-4

Singles:

No. 1        Sebastian Osorio (CL) def. Cade Pressnell (WSCC) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3

No. 2        Juan Pablo Pinilla (CL) def. Luke Chigwidden (WSCC) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3

No. 3        Nick Hester (WCSS) def. Sebastian Harrell (CL) 6-2, 6-0

No. 4        Tripp Case (CL) def. Andrew Bizilia (WSCC) 76-3, 6-2

No. 5        Check Freeman (WSCC) def. Bishop Barlow (CL) 6-0, 6-1

No. 6        Tripp Wyatt (CL) def. Austin Leavins 6-1, 6-1