In a marathon match that lasted five and a half hours, the Alex Cooper and his University of Sewanee Men’s Tennis teammates fell to arch-rival Rhodes College 5-3 in a matches played in Sewanee.
The University of Sewanee drop to 11-6 for the season. In #2 Doubles action Cooper and Rand Jackson defeated Sanders Phelps and John Alexander 8-4.
In singles action against the Lynx, #4 Cooper lost his first set 6-3 and trailed 5-1 in the second set before rallying to win a hard-fought match 3-6, 7-6, 7-5.
