Posted: Mar 25, 2021

Unbeaten men's tennis clinches ACCAC regular season title with win over Pima

Mesa, AZ – The undefeated and 17^th-ranked Mesa men's tennis team clinched the ACCAC regular season title with a 6-3 victory over Pima Thursday at the windy MCC Courts.

The 5-0 T-Birds won four of six singles matches and took two of three doubles to gain the victory.

Emilio Alvarado picked up a kay singles win at No. 3, avenging an earlier loss to Mitchell Wilkinson with an exciting, three-set, come-from-behind win, 1-6, 6-1, 7-6(3).

Mesa's two top singles players also remained unbeaten. Beto Carlon scored a 6-1, 6-2 win over Corey Pabst to go to 5-0 for the year. Leandro Prado, playing at No. 2, kept his record unblemished at 5-0 with triumph over Anton Nazaroff. 6-4, 6-1.

The T-Birds will conclude the regular season on Tuesday, April 6, visiting Glendale.

Match Results

Doubles

No. 1 – Pabst/Lee (PCC) d. Carlon/Khan, 8-4

No. 2 – Prado/Beasley (MCC) d. Nazaroff/Wilkinson, 8-5

No. 3 – Pham/Alvarado (MCC) d. Strickland/Robles, 8-5

Singles

No. 1 – Beto Carlon (MCC) d. Corey Pabst, 6-1, 6-2

No. 2 – Leandro Prado (MCC) d. Anton Nazaroff, 6-4, 6-1

No. 3 – Mason Lee (PCC) d. Cameron Khan, 6-3, 6-3

No. 4 – Emilio Alvarado (MCC) d. Mitchell Wilkinson, 1-6, 6-1, 7-6(3)

No. 5 – Landon Strickland (PCC) d. Max Beasley, 6-0, 2-6, 6-2