LEXINGTON, S.C. – The Bryant men's tennis team fell to the Longwood Lancers in the First Round of the Big South Championship by a final score of 4-3.

The Bulldogs got off to a strong start, securing the doubles point to go up 1-0 in the match. Daniel Baquero and Miguel Angel Machado earned the win at No. 1 doubles (6-4) and Will Pellegrini and Myles Peterson earned the win at No. 2 doubles (6-2).

The strong play from Pellegrini and Baquero carried over into singles play. Pellegrini picked up the win at No. 2 singles (6-1, 6-4) and Baquero picked up the win at No. 5 singles (6-4, 6-0).

Despite the hot start from the Bulldogs, the Lancers rallied to win four singles matches to pick up the 4-3 victory.

Match Information
Final: Longwood 4, Bryant 3
Records: Bryant (4-16) | Longwood (12-5)
Location: Lexington County Tennis Complex, Lexington, S.C.
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026

Doubles (BRY wins 1-0)
Machado/Baquero (BRY) def. Borisov/Puech (LWU) 6-4
Pellegrini/Peterson (BRY) def. Mrdak/Plane (LWU) 6-2
Lopez/Uribe (LWU) def. Hollingsworth/Howard (BRY) 6-1

Singles (LWU wins 4-2)
Timeo Puech (LWU) def. Miguel Angel Machado (BRY) 7-5, 6-4
Will Pellegrini (BRY) def. Daniel Borisov (LWU) 6-1, 6-4
Rufus Plane (LWU) def. Manveer Boparai (BRY) 6-3, 6-3
Daniel Lopez (LWU) def. Forbes Hollingsworth (BRY) 6-1, 6-3
Daniel Baquero (BRY) def. Petter Lindquist (LWU) 6-4, 6-0
Alejandro Uribe (LWU) def. Myles Peterson (BRY) 6-0, 6-3