Mount Greylock Boys Sweep Lenox, Mounties' Girls Win
But that between the legs effort may have turned the trick in Soe avoiding a late slump and avoiding a third set.
Soe led Lenox's William Palmer, 5-1, in the second set, but Palmer battled back to get within 5-4 before Soe prevailed, 6-3, 6-4, to complete a 5-0 team victory for the Mounties.
"You just need to find a way to regroup," Soe said. "Toward the end, I was choking a little bit, but I guess when I did that between the legs shot, it loosened me up even more so it was easier to regroup.
It certainly gave his teammates a good laugh, as they chided him that the hot dog move earned him some pushups.
And it was a good day for smiles all the way around in the Mount Greylock program, which saw the girls defeat Lenox, 3-2.
Mount Greylock's girls got wins at No. 1 singles from Tara Shastri and Melina Sfakianaki.
Shastri defeated Lenox's Victoria Vittori, 6-1, 6-1. Sfakianaki Alex Trousilek, 6-4, 6-4.
At No. 1 doubles, Mount Greylock's Charlotte Rand and Mariza Sfakianaki defeated the tandem of Emma Ingalls and Liz Mitts, 6-1, 6-4.
Lenox's Ella Kin won her No. 3 singles match, 6-0, 6-4, over Mount Greylock's Amy Larabee.
At second doubles, Lenox's Emily Czelusniak and Cami Smachetti defeated Mount Greylock's Rachel Swoap and Katie Mick, 6-7 (7-4), 6-3, 10-8, in a match decided by a super tiebreaker.
In the boys match, Soe was pushed the hardest of any of the Mounties on the scoreboard.
At No. 2 singles, Will Nolan defeated Rishi Kedia, 6-3, 6-2. At No. 3, Alex Cheung beat Harry Hale, 6-1, 6-2.
In doubles play, Mount Greylock's No. 1 team of Jake Foehl and Gray Kaegi defeated Isaac Gotterer and Kris Vahle, 6-1, 6-3. In No. 2 doubles, Matt and Aaron Kleiner beat Hugo Male and Joe Molk, 6-0, 6-0.
Mount Greylock takes on Mount Everett on Tuesday and figures to get a really stern test on Thursday when it travels to Great Barrington for a rematch with Monument Mountain.
The Monument girls are Berkshire County's only unbeaten and have a 5-0 win over Mount Greylock in a match that featured two three-setters.
Mount Greylock's boys beat Monument, 3-2, in Williamstown to give the Spartans their only county loss this spring.
"As a team, we're pretty confident," Soe said. "The only match we lost was to the team from [Manchester] Vermont, Burr & Burton. Within the county, we're pretty confident we can take on any team."