Lions Down Eagles to Earn SAC Tournament Bid

JEFFERSON CITY, TENN.-- The Mars Hill men's tennis team clinched a berth in the South Atlantic Conference Championships with a 5-4 victory over Carson-Newman Sunday afternoon at the Carson-Newman tennis complex.

Lucas Simm, Euquerio Guerrero and Joel Sturgis all won in singles play to pace the Lions. Derek Holdway, Jonathan Allen and Austin Mackay led the Eagles with singles victories. Mars Hill concludes the regular season 5-9 overall and 4-5 in SAC matches. Carson-Newman concludes its season 7-12 overall and 2-7 in conference matches.

Simm and Guerrero combined to earn a victory in the no. 1 doubles court, while Sturgis and Zach High also notched a key doubles point for MHC.

Mars Hill will head to the SAC Tournament as the number six seed. The Lions will face third-seeded Wingate Thursday at 9:00 a.m. at the Rock Hill Tennis Center in Rock Hill, S.C.