Men's Tennis Cruises to First Conference Win

BREVARD, N.C. – The Mars Hill men's tennis team collected a conference win over the Brevard Tornado on Wednesday, March 23. The Lions cruised to a convincing 8-1 victory to pick up their first conference win of the year.

MHU had little trouble in singles or doubles competition on the afternoon, sweeping each opponent in straight sets and only allowing one Tornado player to score past three in a set.

Mars Hill will return to action on Saturday, March 26 as they play host to conference foe Queens. The match is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.

Mars Hill 8, Brevard 1

 Singles competition

1. David Taggart (BC) def. Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) 6-3, 6-0

2. Ben Reid (MHUM) def. Tom Mittring (BC) 6-3, 6-3

3. Markus Gattner (MHUM) def. Tim Hengst (BC) 6-4, 6-3

4. Sam Lee (MHUM) def. Chris Plasa (BC) 6-1, 6-3

5. Blake Covington (MHUM) def. Dan Taylor (BC) 6-3, 6-4

6. Daniel Nelson (MHUM) def. No player (BC), by default

 Doubles competition

1. Alberto Ortiz/Sam Lee (MHUM) def. David Taggart/Tom Mittring (BC) 8-3

2. Ben Reid/Markus Gattner (MHUM) def. Chris Plasa/Tim Hengst (BC) 8-2

3. Blake Covington/Daniel Nelson (MHUM) def. No player/No player (BC), by default

Match Notes:

Mars Hill 4-9, 1-5 SAC

Brevard 1-14, 0-8 SAC

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,1,4,2,3)