ROME, Ga.—It all came down to the final match at No. 6 singles, and Oglethorpe's Noah George came through in the clutch to send the Stormy Petrels to a 4-3 win in the Southern Athletic Association opener Friday evening at Berry. Oglethorpe's women also made the trip to face the Vikings but lost 7-0.

George capped off a sweep of the bottom three singles slots to get Oglethorpe the win. He was one of a pair of matches to go to a third set, winning 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 in his first three-setter of the year. Oglethorpe led 3-1 in the overall tally before Berry turned in its second point on court three then tied things up with a three-set win on court one. This set the stage for George, who came from behind, including a 7-5 win in the second set.

Oglethorpe also earned the doubles point, as Sam Wasko and Jefferson Page started the day on a positive note, winning their set 6-4. Continuing the trend, Figge Pernfors and Kellen Simmons won their doubles match as well, 7-5.

The Stormy Petrels struggled a bit for the first three singles before Pernfors won his set 7-5, 6-3 at No. 3. Just after that, Bailey Raymond won as well 6-3, 6-0 in his No. 4 spot.

On the women's side, they fought hard but could not make it in the end, with Berry taking the win 7-0.

Match/Season Notes

• Raymond continues to lead the team in singles wins with an 8-2 record.
• George improved to 6-4, and Pernfors improved to 5-3.
• In doubles action this season, Page and Wasko have been nearly perfect, using Berry to improve to 8-1 as a team. Pernfors and Simmons together are 6-1.

Up Next

Weather pending, both teams will take on Millsaps on Sunday, March 30, at home, with doubles starting at 10 am. More information on schedule changes can be found on each team's respective schedule pages.