Lions down Crusaders, 5-2, on road
The Mars Hill men's tennis team (2-0) defeated North Greenville University (0-1) by a score of 5-2 Tuesday afternoon.
TIGERVILLE, S.C. - The Mars Hill men's tennis team (2-0) defeated North Greenville University (0-1) by a score of 5-2 Tuesday afternoon.
The Lions entered singles play up 1-0, claiming two of the three doubles matches, winning flights one and two. Mars Hill won four of the six singles flights as Eliot Deknuydt, Marcos Martinez, and Youssef Ardouni won their singles matches in straight sets. Jose Roa won in three, taking the deciding set by a score of 10-8.
Mars Hill hosts Lees-McRae and Young Harris on Saturday, October 8 at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.
Mars Hill 5, North Greenville 2
Singles competition
1. Eliot Deknuydt (MHUM) def. Tuur Vos (NGU-M) 6-3, 6-3
2. Lucas Cardoso (NGU-M) def. Diego Lopez (MHUM) 6-3, 4-6, 14-12
3. Jose Roa (MHUM) def. Dean Kingsley (NGU-M) 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
4. Marcos Martinez (MHUM) def. Joao Di Salvi (NGU-M) 6-4, 6-3
5. Youssef Ardouni (MHUM) def. Santiago Alvarez (NGU-M) 6-2, 6-0
6. Jude Wilkey (NGU-M) def. Gustaf Nilsson (MHUM) 6-4, 2-6, 10-7
Doubles competition
1. Marcos Martinez/Jose Roa (MHUM) def. Joao Di Salvi/Lucas Cardoso (NGU-M) 7-5
2. Diego Lopez/Youssef Ardouni (MHUM) def. Kyle Praschan/Jude Wilkey (NGU-M) 6-2
3. Santiago Alvarez/Anthony Cassini (NGU-M) def. Collin Maides/Eliot Deknuydt (MHUM) 6-4
Match Notes:
Mars Hill 2-0
North Greenville 0-1
