September 15, 2014

Men's Tennis Knocks Off Lees-McRae

The Mars Hill men’s tennis team won their first match of the season 5-4 over Lees-McRae in large part due to wins in the top two singles and doubles matches.

BANNER ELK, N.C.- The Mars Hill men's tennis team won their first match of the season 5-4 over Lees-McRae in large part due to wins in the top two singles and doubles matches. The Lions improve to 1-0 on the young season while Lees-McRae falls to 0-2.

Euquerio Guerrero and Sam Lee continued their strong doubles play from last season with an 8-6 win over Joao Araujo and Garrett Lakey in number one doubles. The Lions worked extra for a victory in the second doubles flight as Markus Gattner and Raymond Donovan were 9-8 winners over the duo of Gabriel Muniz and Carlos Pinel.

Guerrero and Donovan each won two matches on the afternoon. Guerrero dispatched Araujo 6-3, 6-2 in the top singles match, with Donovan a 6-4, 6-1 winner in his first college singles match over Pinel. Lees-McRae won the third singles match, but Carlos Suares Riesco secured the match with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Hang Lak Choi. Blake Covington came out on the wrong end of a tough sixth singles match, falling to Sebastian Zuhr 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Mars Hill continues fall play on Saturday at Milligan. The match is scheduled for a Noon start.

Tennis Match Results

Mars Hill vs Lees-McRae

Sep 15, 2014 at Banner Elk, N.C.

(LMC Tennis Courts)

Mars Hill 5, Lees-McRae 4

Singles competition

1. Euquerio Guerrero (MHUM) def. Joao Araujo (LMC) 6-3, 6-2

2. Raymond Donovan (MHUM) def. Carlos Pinel (LMC) 6-4, 6-1

3. Gabriel Muniz (LMC) def. Sam Lee (MHUM) 6-1, 6-4

4. Carlos Suares Riesco (MHUM) def. Hang Lak Choi (LMC) 6-3, 6-3

5. Garrett Lakey (LMC) def. Markus Gattner (MHUM) 6-3, 6-2