Men's Tennis Loses 8-1 To Tusculum

MARS HILL, N.C. – The Mars Hill men's tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision to SAC foe Tusculum on Thursday afternoon at the Hart Tennis Complex. Pedro Pinassi earned the only victory on the day, taking down David Siegle in the number five singles.

 Singles competition

1. Tomas Kmetko (TCM) def. Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) 6-0, 3-6, 7-5

2. Tashique Kader (TCM) def. Carlos Suares Riesco (MHUM) 6-3, 6-1

3. Gabriel Bernardi (TCM) def. Ben Reid (MHUM) 6-7, 7-5, 10-8

4. Yago Fernandez (TCM) def. Blake Covington (MHUM) 6-4, 6-0

5. Pedro Pinassi (MHUM) def. David Siegle (TCM) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

6. Leon Seiz (TCM) def. Fernando Neto (MHUM) 6-3, retired

 Doubles competition

1. Tomas Kmetko/Toby de Klerk (TCM) def. Alberto Ortiz/Ben Reid (MHUM) 8-3

2. Leon Seiz/Tashique Kader (TCM) def. Pedro Pinassi/Blake Covington (MHUM) 8-4

3. David Siegle/Yago Fernandez (TCM) def. Carlos Suares Riesco/Fernando Neto (MHUM) 8-4

Match Notes:

Tusculum 4-1, 1-0 SAC

Mars Hill 0-8, 0-3 SAC

Mars Hill will be back in action on Saturday, February 18 as it plays host to the Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne University. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m.