JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. --- The No. 36 Tusculum
College men's tennis team won its sixth consecutive match as the
Pioneers defeated host Carson-Newman College 7-2 Wednesday in South
Atlantic Conference action. Tusculum improves to 11-1 overall and
3-0 in league play, while the Eagles fall to 3-2, 1-2 SAC.
The No. 1 doubles team of Carlos Garcia and Sergio Espinosa got
the Pioneers on the board first with their 8-5 pro set win over
Jack Harvie and Preston Sneed. TC's other doubles point came at the
No. 3 flight as Nicolas Bigler and Hunter Beal won 8-5 over Chris
Acker and Trent Slagle.
In singles action, Espinosa rallied from a set down to defeat
C-N's Giuseppe Schwarz 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 at the No. 1 flight. Bigler
and Garcia won their respective singles matches at the No. 2 and
No. 3 flights, respectively.
SAC Player of the Week Henrique Rodrigues defeated Harvie 6-3, 6-1
at No. 4 singles, while Leo Guaycurus knocked off Acker 6-3, 3-6,
10-8 at the fifth flight.
Tusculum returns to Greeneville to
begin a six-match home-stand on Friday when the Pioneers host
Tennessee Wesleyan for a 4 p.m. contest at the Nichols Tennis
Complex.
- TC -
No. 36 Tusculum 7, Carson-Newman 2
Singles
1 - Sergio Espinosa (TC) def. Giuseppe Schwarz 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
2 - Nicolas Bigler (TC) def. Adriano Kira 6-0, 7-5
3 - Carlos Garcia (TC) def. Preston Sneed 6-1, 6-2
4 - Henrique Rodrigues (TC) def. Jack Harvie 6-3, 6-1
5 - Leo Guaycurus (TC) def. Chris Acker 6-3, 3-6, 10-8
6 - Trent Slagle (CN) def. Hunter Beal 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1 - Garcia/Espinosa (TC) def. Harvie/Sneed 8-5
2 - Schwarz/Kira (CN) def. Guaycurus/Rodrigues 8-6
3 - Bigler/Beal (TC) def. Acker/Slagle 8-5
