BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Campbell rallied to defeat Gardner-Webb 4-3 in Big South Conference men's tennis action Monday at the Webb Tennis Complex.
 
After Gardner-Webb claimed the doubles point, CU trailed 3-1 in the team score with the only point coming through Damien Nezar's straight-sets win at No. 1 singles. 
 
However, Tomas Balazi, Benjamin Maes and Lukas Steffen won 3-set matches to send the Camels to their seventh victory in their last eight outings.
 
Balazi trailed 3-2 in the third, while Maes was down 4-0 before winning seven of the next eight games.  Steffen, who won a first-set tiebreaker, provided the decisive point at No. 3 singles, 6-4 in the third.
 
Campbell (7-4) leveled its Big South Conference record at 1-1 after Saturday's 4-3 loss at Presbyterian.  The Camels return to action Tuesday with a 2:30 p.m. first serve at Wofford.
 
3/6/2023 at Boiling Springs, N.C.
(Webb Tennis Complex)
Campbell 4, Gardner-Webb 3
Singles
1. Damien Nezar (CAM) def. Eduardo Dias (GWU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Tomas Balazi (CAM) def. Alex Lepine (GWU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
3. Lukas Steffen (CAM) def. Victor Putter (GWU) 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-4
4. Benjamin Maes (CAM) def. Numa Lemieux-Monette (GWU) 6-4, 0-6, 7-5
5. Kim Niethammer (GWU) def. Leon Petko (CAM) 6-2, 6-0
6. Sebastian Harris (GWU) def. Noe Macquart (CAM) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1. Dias/Chrisjan Van Wyk (GWU) def. Balazi/Petko (CAM) 7-5
2. Lemieux-Monette/Putter (GWU) def. Nezar/Maes (CAM) 6-4
3. Cathal Butler/Harris (GWU) vs. Macquart/Gustavs Lukstins (CAM) 5-5, unfinished
Records:  Campbell 7-4, 1-1 Big South; Gardner-Webb 11-4, 1-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,1,6,4,2,3)
Time: 3:10