Lions Come Up Short Against Saints

MARS HILL, N.C. – The Mars Hill men's tennis team dropped a non-conference matchup to Limestone College on Thursday, March 10 at the Hart Tennis Complex. The Lions fall to 3-9 on the season while LC improves to 3-3.

Ben Reid and Markus Gattner collected singles victories while Alberto Ortiz and Sam Lee took down Guillermo Ortega and Gustavo D'Ascenzi in doubles action.

Limestone College 6, Mars Hill 3

 Singles competition

1. Stefano Soares (LIMEM) def. Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

2. Ben Reid (MHUM) def. Gustavo D'Ascenzi (LIMEM) 7-5, 2-6, 6-2

3. Markus Gattner (MHUM) def. Luka Stanec (LIMEM) 6-2, 6-3

4. Guillermo Ortega (LIMEM) def. Sam Lee (MHUM) 7-5, 7-6

5. Enriquez Moreno (LIMEM) def. Carlos Riesco (MHUM) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3

6. Giacomo Campus (LIMEM) def. Blake Covington (MHUM) 6-2, 6-0

 Doubles competition

1. Alberto Ortiz/Sam Lee (MHUM) def. Guillermo Ortega/Gustavo D'Ascenzi (LIMEM) 8-4

2. Luka Stanec/Giacomo Campus (LIMEM) def. Ben Reid/Markus Gattner (MHUM) 8-6

3. Alex Poda/Stefano Soares (LIMEM) def. Carlos Riesco/Blake Covington (MHUM) 8-3

The Lions will return to action on Wednesday, March 23 as they play host to conference rival Brevard. The match is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.