Saturday, March 1, 2008

 

TUSCULUM MEN’S TENNIS DEFEATS UVA-WISE 9-0

 

                GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The No. 35 Tusculum men’s tennis team swept the three doubles points en route to a 9-0 victory over visiting Virginia-Wise Saturday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

 

                Carlos Garcia and Sergio Espinosa outlasted the UVa-Wise pair of Henning Kuich and Derick Wood at No. 1 doubles, 8-6 in pro sets.

 

                Nicolas Bigler outlasted Kuich at No. 1 singles, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (ret.) while Espinosa won 6-1, 6-0 over Wood at the No. 2 flight.  Garcia won his 21st straight singles match with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Robert Bareford, while Henrique Rodrigues, Hunter Beal and Leo Guaycurus also accounted for singles victories.

 

                Tusculum (4-0) will host Brevard on Sunday for a 2 p.m. non-conference tilt.

 

- TC –

 

No. 35 Tusculum 9, Virginia-Wise 0

 

Singles

 

1 – Nicolas Bigler (TC) def. Henning Kuich

4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (ret.)

2 – Sergio Espinosa (TC) def. Derick Wood

6-1, 6-0

3 – Carlos Garcia (TC) def. Robert Bareford

6-0, 6-0

4 – Henrique Rodrigues (TC) def. Daniel Robinson

6-0, 6-0

5 – Hunter Beal (TC) def. Caleb Crowder

6-2, 6-0

6 – Leo Guaycurus (TC) def. Wes Sturgill

6-0, 6-0

Doubles

 

1 – Garcia/Espinosa (TC) def. Kuich/Wood

8-6

2 – Rodrigues/Guaycurus (TC) def. Bareford/Crowder

8-3

3 – Beal/Bigler (TC) def. Robinson/Aaron McMahen

8-0