Lions Defeated by Queens

MARS HILL, N.C. The Mars Hill men's tennis team lost 8-1 to Queens University on Sunday afternoon. Mars Hill falls to 3-4 on the season and 1-1 in the South Atlantic Conference, while Queens improves to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in league play.

Mars Hill's lone win came in the top singles match as Euquerio Guerrero defeated Per-Erik Soler 6-4, 6-3. The Lions lost two singles matches in a third set tiebreaker as Alberto Ortiz fell 6-7, 6-4, 10-8 to Ignacio Casali in the second singles flight and Markus Gattner lost to Zachary Williams 6-1, 6-7, 11-9 in number six singles.

Queens swept all three doubles matches. Soler and Casali defeated Guerrero and Sam Lee 8-4. Jules Athalis and Andre Bafume defeated Ortiz and Joel Sturgis 8-6, with Ole-Jacob Meum and Williams earning an 8-7 decision over Gattner and Daniel Nelson.

Mars Hill returns to the courts on Tuesday, traveling to King.

Queens University vs Mars Hill

Feb 23, 2014 at Mars Hill, N.C.

(Hart Tennis Complex)

 Singles competition

1. Euquerio Guerrero (MHUM) def. Per-Erik Soler (QUMTEN) 6-4, 6-3

2. Ignacio Casali (QUMTEN) def. Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) 6-7, 6-4, 10-8

3. Jules Athalis (QUMTEN) def. Sam Lee (MHUM) 6-3, retired

4. Andre Bafume (QUMTEN) def. Joel Sturgis (MHUM) 6-2, 6-4

5. Ole-Jacob Meum (QUMTEN) def. Blake Covington (MHUM) 6-0, 6-0

6. Zachary Williams (QUMTEN) def. Marcus Gattner (MHUM) 6-1, 6-7, 11-9

 Doubles competition

1. Per-Erik Soler/Ignacio Casali (QUMTEN) def. Euquerio Guerrero/Sam Lee (MHUM) 8-4

2. Jules Athalis/Andre Bafume (QUMTEN) def. Alberto Ortiz/Joel Sturgis (MHUM) 8-6

3. Ole-Jacob Meum/Zachary Williams (QUMTEN) def. Marcus Gattner/Daniel Nelson (MHUM) 8-7

Match Notes:

Queens University 6-0

Mars Hill 3-4

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