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Senior Day sweep for Pioneers over Emory & Henry

Seniors Miles Ray, Nathan West, Felipe Velasquez Quintana and Nathan Matsuguma were honored prior to Tuesday's match (photo by Joe Yates)
Seniors Miles Ray, Nathan West, Felipe Velasquez Quintana and Nathan Matsuguma were honored prior to Tuesday's match (photo by Joe Yates)

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men's tennis team defeated Emory & Henry University 4-0 in South Atlantic Conference action Tuesday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

The Pioneers (8-10, 6-5 SAC) celebrated Senior Day with a sweep of the Wasps (1-15, 0-12 SAC) for their fourth win in the last five matches.

In doubles, senior Miles Ray teamed with Anton Krondell for a 6-2 win over Niclas Naedele and Leo Knothe, while seniors Nathan West and Felipe Velasquez Quintana earned a 6-1 victory at flight three over Keenan Glago and Nathan Spurling.

In singles play, Krondell defeated Knothe 6-1, 6-1 at flight two, followed by freshman Alex Izquierdo taking a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Alvaro Garcia in his season debut at flight six. Sarthak Sharma clinched the win for Tusculum by beating Glago 6-2, 6-4 at flight five.

Tusculum's fourth senior, Nathan Matsuguma, was part of two unfinished matches as he and Angelos Avgeris led 5-3 in doubles, and he split two sets with Naedele at flight one of singles by scores of 4-6, 6-0.

The Pioneers travel to SAC-leading Catawba for their final regular-season match on Saturday, April 12 at 1:30 p.m. The Indians entered play on Tuesday as the lone undefeated team in conference play with a 9-0 record.

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