MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Blue Mountain Christian men’s tennis beat in-state NAIA foe Rust College 5-2 in Memphis, handing the Toppers their second straight early-season victory.
Blue Mountain Christian captured the doubles point as Luis Lainer and Kevin Kotzé won Court 1, 6-1, while Caleb Rogers and Craig Blevins took Court 3, 6-3. Juan Daniel Arevalo Rodriguez and Shriraam Anbanantan dropped Court 2, 4-6.
In singles, Lainer posted a 6-0, 6-0 win on Court 1. Blevins prevailed in a three-set tiebreak thriller, 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 on Court 2, and Rogers won 6-4, 7-6 on Court 3. Arevalo Rodriguez lost 1-6, 2-6 on Court 4. Luis Felipe Cespedes won 6-4, 6-3 on Court 5, and Joel Renfroe fell 3-6, 6-2, 6-10 on Court 6.
Blue Mountain Christian improved to 2-0. The Toppers play a doubleheader Friday, Feb. 13, facing Christian Brothers at 10 a.m. CT and Cumberland (Tenn.) at 1 p.m. CT in Memphis. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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