SUMTER, S.C. — The University of Mount Olive men's tennis team competed at the ITA Southeast Regional at the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, South Carolina, highlighted by
Rasmus Grindheim's victory over a regionally ranked opponent in Flight A singles competition.
Grindheim opened the tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 win over No. 9 regionally ranked Max Stollecker of Carson-Newman University, earning a straight-set victory in the round of 64. He advanced to the round of 32, where he faced Graham Bourne of Georgia College & State University in a competitive three-set match. Grindheim took the opening-set tiebreaker 7-6 (7-5), fell in the second set 6-3, and ultimately lost 10-8 in the match tiebreaker.
Kether Gonzalez also represented the Trojans in Flight A singles, facing No. 7 regionally ranked Hugo Didier of Columbus State University in the round of 64. Gonzalez battled through a competitive opening set before falling 7-6, 6-3.
In Flight A doubles, Snyder Pearson and Gonzalez competed in the round of 32 against Radu Florea and Jakub Hrasek of Lincoln Memorial University. The Mount Olive duo fell 8-4.