TUSCULUM MEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS UVA-WISE 9-0


GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The No. 35 Tusculum men's tennis team swept the three doubles points en route to a 9-0 victory over visiting Virginia-Wise Saturday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

Carlos Garcia and Sergio Espinosa outlasted the UVa-Wise pair of Henning Kuich and Derick Wood at No. 1 doubles, 8-6 in pro sets.

Nicolas Bigler outlasted Kuich at No. 1 singles, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (ret.) while Espinosa won 6-1, 6-0 over Wood at the No. 2 flight. Garcia won his 21st straight singles match with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Robert Bareford, while Henrique Rodrigues, Hunter Beal and Leo Guaycurus also accounted for singles victories.

Tusculum (4-0) will host Brevard on Sunday for a 2 p.m. non-conference tilt.