Men's Tennis Defeats Catawba

SALISBURY, N.C. – The Mars Hill men's tennis team picked up their first South Atlantic Conference win of the season, defeating Catawba 6-3 on Friday. The Lions improve to 3-3 overall and 1-0 in league play. Catawba drops to 6-5 and 0-1.

Mars Hill got wins in the top two doubles pairings as Euquerio Guerrero and Sam Lee defeated Pierce Hoover and Michael Patch 8-5, with Joel Sturgis and Alberto Ortiz 9-7 winners over Matthew Nicholson and Aaron Vanhorenbeck. Catawba won the final doubles pairing with Jack Mordey and Iago Montero Nunez defeating Markus Gattner and Blake Covington 8-0.

Guerrero won his second match of the day, defeating Hoover in the top singles flight 6-3, 6-1. Ortiz defeated Nicholson 6-4, 6-2 at number two singles, with Lee earning a 6-4, 6-1 win over Patch at number four and Covington defeating Vanhorenbeck 4-6, 6-4, (10-7 tiebreaker) at number six.

Mars Hill returns to the courts on Sunday, hosting Queens at North Buncombe High School.

Tennis Match Results

Mars Hill vs Catawba College

Feb 21, 2014 at Salisbury, N.C.

(Johnson Tennis Center)

Mars Hill 6, Catawba College 3

 Singles competition

1. Euquerio Guerrero (MHUM) def. Pierce Hoover (CATM) 6-3, 6-1

2. Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) def. Matthew Nicholson (CATM) 6-4, 6-2

3. Jack Mordey (CATM) def. Joel Sturgis (MHUM) 6-1, 6-4

4. Sam Lee (MHUM) def. Michael Patch (CATM) 6-4, 6-1

5. Iago Montero Nunez (CATM) def. Marcus Gattner (MHUM) 6-4, 6-0

6. Blake Covington (MHUM) def. Aaron Vanhorenbeck (CATM) 4-6, 6-4, (10-7)

 Doubles competition

1. Euquerio Guerrero/Sam Lee (MHUM) def. Pierce Hoover/Michael Patch (CATM) 8-5

2. Joel Sturgis/Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) def. Matthew Nicholson/Aaron Vanhorenbeck (CATM) 9-7

3. Jack Mordey/Iago Montero Nunez (CATM) def. Marcus Gattner/Blake Covington (MHUM) 8-0

Match Notes:

Mars Hill 3-3

Catawba College 6-5

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