Only a few points separated Berry's men's tennis team from victory and defeat Saturday at the Rome Tennis Center as the Vikings fell to visiting Rhodes, 5-4, in Southern Athletic Association play.

Rhodes would start out the day by taking two doubles points, with Berry's win coming at No. 3 doubles in an 8-7 (4) win by Noah Koch and Carsten Balao.

Trailing heading to the singles competition, the Vikings would get wins at No. 1 singles from Koch (6-4, 7-5), No. 5 singles from Connor Murphy (6-2, 6-4), and No. 6 singles from Balao (6-4, 6-2). It would not be enough, however, as the Vikings would see their chance at a comeback win slip away with three singles wins by the Lynx.

Berry will not have much time to reflect on the loss as Hendrix visits Rome Sunday morning at 9 a.m. for another SAA match.

Singles competition
1. Noah Koch (BCM) def. Daniel Trudell (RHODES) 6-4, 7-5
2. Justin Bobo (RHODES) def. Elijah Gabriel (BCM) 7-6 (7-3), 6-0
3. Gabe Williams (RHODES) def. Kyle Lutian (BCM) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
4. David Phillips (RHODES) def. Fant Smith (BCM) 6-3, 6-1
5. Connor Murphy (BCM) def. Owen Kohler (RHODES) 6-2, 6-4
6. Carsten Balao (BCM) def. Ryan Crump (RHODES) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Daniel Trudell/David Phillips (RHODES) def. Elijah Gabriel/Bohdan Higley (BCM) 8-3
2. Gabe Williams/Justin Bobo (RHODES) def. Kyle Lutian/Connor Murphy (BCM) 8-7 (7-3)
3. Noah Koch/Carsten Balao (BCM) def. Ryan Crump/Owen Kohler (RHODES) 8-7 (7-4)

Rhodes: 5-10, 2-0 SAA
Berry: 2-8, 0-2 SAA