Men's Tennis Defeats Southern Wesleyan

MARS HILL, N.C. – The Mars Hill men's tennis team kicked off the spring portion of its schedule with a 5-4 win over Southern Wesleyan University on Saturday, January 30 at the Hart Tennis Complex.

SWU took two out of three doubles matches, but the Blue and Gold were able to collect 4-of-6 in singles action to secure the victory.

The Lions will be back in action on Saturday, February 6 as they play host to conference rival Newberry. First serve is scheduled for noon.

Mars Hill 5, Southern Wesleyan 4

 Singles competition

1. Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) def. Camilo Sandoval (SWUM) 7-5, 6-2

2. Ben Reid (MHUM) def. Stan Greslo (SWUM) 6-3, 6-4

3. Daniel Zapata (SWUM) def. Markus Gattner (MHUM) 6-3, 6-2

4. Carlos Riesco (MHUM) def. Harry Reed (SWUM) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3

5. Sam Lee (MHUM) def. Keegan Barkley (SWUM) 6-3, 7-6

6. Urs Widow (SWUM) def. Alejandre Ozaki (MHUM) 7-6, 6-4

 Doubles competition

1. Camilo Sandoval/Daniel Zapata (SWUM) def. Ben Reid/Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) 8-4

2. Markus Gattner/Sam Lee (MHUM) def. Stan Greslo/Urs Widow (SWUM) 8-5

3. Keegan Barkley/Harry Reed (SWUM) def. Alejandre Ozaki/Blake Covington (MHUM) 9-7

Match Notes:

Southern Wesleyan 0-1

Mars Hill 3-3

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