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Pioneers drop second straight at Newberry, 7-2

Pioneers drop second straight at Newberry, 7-2
Box score NEWBERRY, S.C. ---

The Tusculum College men's tennis team fell 7-2 to host Newberry College in a South Atlantic Conference match Thursday afternoon.

The Pioneers (8-7, 2-2 SAC) suffered their second straight loss as the Wolves (12-10, 3-4 SAC) won two singles matches via tiebreaker to come away with the victory.

Tusculum claimed its lone singles win at flight six, where Stefan Vergeer edged David Sons 10-8 in a tiebreaker after the players split the first two sets 5-7 and 6-1.

In doubles, the team of Steven Lin and Paul Wiederspahn posted an 8-5 victory at flight two over Sons and Mohammed Chakir.

Tusculum will continue on the road Saturday at 1 p.m. with a match at 30th-ranked Anderson, which leads the SAC with a 7-0 conference record.

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