SUMTER, S.C. --- Lincoln Memorial University defeated Tusculum University 4-2 in the quarterfinal round of the South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Championship Thursday morning at the Palmetto Tennis Center.
The 41st-ranked Railsplitters (17-8), seeded fifth in the tournament, trailed 1-0 after doubles but won four of the five completed singles matches against the 34th-ranked Pioneers (16-7), who were seeded fourth in the eight-team field.
In doubles, Tusculum went out to a 1-0 lead as Will Gee and Anton Krondell beat Alexandru Giurea and Sergio Boneta 6-3 at flight one, with Nemanja Subanovic and Miles Ray collecting a 6-2 win at flight two over Harper Mills and Thom Hermans.
The Railsplitters picked up three straight-set wins in singles to go up 3-1, but Subanovic kept the Pioneers alive in the match as he rallied from a set down to beat Giurea 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 at flight one. However, Lincoln Memorial got a three-set victory at flight three to end the match.
Lincoln Memorial will face top-seeded Wingate in the semifinals on Friday after the Bulldogs swept Coker by a 4-0 score in their quarterfinal match on Thursday.
