Lions felled in SAC opener against Bears
The Mars Hill men's tennis team (0-4, 0-1 SAC) was defeated by Lenoir-Rhyne (3-1, 1-0 SAC) by a score of 7-0 Tuesday afternoon in their South Atlantic Conference opener.
MARS HILL, N.C. - The Mars Hill men's tennis team (0-4, 0-1 SAC) was defeated by Lenoir-Rhyne (3-1, 1-0 SAC) by a score of 7-0 Tuesday afternoon in their South Atlantic Conference opener.
The Lions nearly took the doubles point, taking the second flight, 6-4, with a win from Diego Lopez and Sasha Molina. In the third flight, Lenoir-Rhyne eeked out the 7-6 win to take the doubles point.
Mars Hill returns to the courts on Saturday, February 24 when they face Newberry at the Hart Tennis Complex. First serve is set for 11 a.m.
Lenoir-Rhyne 7, Mars Hill 0
Singles competition
1. Zachary Cox (LRUMTEN) def. Paulo Gutierrez (MHUM) 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
2. Nevio Dux (LRUMTEN) def. Diego Lopez (MHUM) 6-2, 6-0
3. Rufus Plane (LRUMTEN) def. Emiel Tidman (MHUM) 6-3, 6-2
4. Vadym Rogynskyi (LRUMTEN) def. Marcos Martinez (MHUM) 7-5, 6-4
5. Raphael Champaud (LRUMTEN) def. Sasha Molina (MHUM) 6-4, 6-3
6. Connor Donley (LRUMTEN) def. Paul-Antoine Pelzer (MHUM) 8-2
Doubles competition
1. Rufus Plane/Vadym Rogynskyi (LRUMTEN) def. Emiel Tidman/Paulo Gutierrez (MHUM) 6-3
2. Diego Lopez/Sasha Molina (MHUM) def. Zachary Cox/Mattias Selde (LRUMTEN) 6-4
3. Connor Donley/Nevio Dux (LRUMTEN) def. Marcos Martinez/Youssef Ardouni (MHUM) 7-6
Match Notes:
Lenoir-Rhyne 3-1, 1-0 SAC
Mars Hill 0-4, 0-1 SAC
