Men's Tennis Drops Tough Decision to Railsplitters

MARS HILL, N.C. – The Mars Hill men's tennis team dropped a hard-fought decision to the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters on Saturday, March 05 at the Hart Tennis Complex. The Lions fell by a score of 5-3.

Alberto Ortiz and Ben Reid picked up wins on the afternoon in singles competition while Ortiz teamed up with Sam Lee to collect a doubles win over the LMU duo, 8-1.

 Singles competition

1. Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) def. Mortiz Hoerner (LMUM) 7-6, 7-5, 6-0

2. Ben Reid (MHUM) def. Joshua Coulthard (LMUM) 6-0, 6-3

3. Pepe Batalla (LMUM) def. Markus Gattner (MHUM) 6-3, 6-2

4. Joshua Peress (LMUM) def. Sam Lee (MHUM) 6-3, 6-2

5. David Segarra (LMUM) def. Carlos Riesco (MHUM) 6-7, 6-2, 7-5

6. Guilherme Rocha (LMUM) vs. Blake Covington (MHUM) no result

 Doubles competition

1. Alberto Ortiz/Sam Lee (MHUM) def. Joshua Coulthard/Carlos Zunino (LMUM) 8-1

2. Pepe Batalla/Joshua Peress (LMUM) def. Ben Reid/Markus Gattner (MHUM) 8-6

3. Guilherme Rocha/David Segarra (LMUM) def. Blake Covington/Danny Nelson (MHUM) 8-0

Match Notes:

Lincoln Memorial 2-7

Mars Hill 3-8

The Lions will return to the courts on Thursday, March 10 as they play host to Limestone College. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.