Men's Tennis Falls to Wingate

MARS HILL, N.C. - The Mars Hill men's tennis team dropped a South Atlantic Conference match 8-1 to the visiting Wingate Bulldogs on Saturday, February 27 at the Hart Tennis Complex. The Lions drop to 3-7 overall and 0-4 in the SAC while WU improves to 6-2.

Sam Lee collected the lone victory for the Lions on the afternoon as he was able to knock off Nicholas Oliveira 8-6.

Singles competition

1. Sebastian Hall (WU) def. Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) 6-3, 5-7, 10-4

2. Connor Kudrick (WU) def. Markus Gattner (MHUM) 6-4, 6-1

3. Filippo Pezzoli (WU) def. Ben Reid (MHUM) 6-2, 6-1

4. Josh DuToit (WU) def. Carlos Riesco (MHUM) 7-6, 6-2

5. Sam Lee (MHUM) def. Nicholas Oliveira (WU) 8-6

6. Bram Delisse (WU) def. Blake Covington (MHUM) 8-1

 Doubles competition

1. Sebastian Hall/Connor Kudrick (WU) def. Alberto Ortiz/Sam Lee (MHUM) 8-0

2. Filippo Pezzoli/Tyler Schofer (WU) def. Markus Gattner/Ben Reid (MHUM) 8-3

3. Duncan Addison/Westin Bennett (WU) def. Blake Covington/Carlos Riesco (MHUM) 8-0

Match Notes:

Wingate 6-2

Mars Hill 3-7

The Lions will be back on the court on Saturday, March 5 as they play host to Lincoln Memorial. The match is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.