Lions Fall to Eagles

MARS HILL, N.C. – The Mars Hill men's tennis team dropped a 7-2 decision to Carson-Newman on Saturday, April 02 at the Hart Tennis Complex. The Lions drop to 4-12 overall and 1-8 within the conference.

 Singles competition

1. Joao Pedro Oliveira (C-N) def. Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) 6-1, 6-4

2. Juan Sebastian Perez (C-N) def. Markus Gattner (MHUM) 6-2, 6-1

3. Ben Reid (MHUM) def. Stefano Daza (C-N) 6-1, 7-5

4. Marc Bantel (C-N) def. Carlos Riesco (MHUM) 6-3, 6-1

5. Kevin Mendes (C-N) def. Sam Lee (MHUM) 6-3, 6-4

6. Jesus Barcete (C-N) def. Alejandre Ozaki (MHUM) 8-5

 Doubles competition

1. Alberto Ortiz/Sam Lee (MHUM) def. Stefano Daza/Juan Sebastian Perez (C-N) 8-6

2. Joao Pedro Oliveira/Jesus Barcete (C-N) def. Markus Gattner/Ben Reid (MHUM) 8-5

3. Lee Presson/Kevin Mendes (C-N) def. Alejandre Ozaki/Blake Covington (MHUM) 8-4

Match Notes:

Carson-Newman 6-9

Mars Hill 4-12

The Lions will be back in action on Saturday, April 09 as they travel to take on the Catawba Indians. The match is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.