Friday, March 21, 2008

 

TUSCULUM MEN’S TENNIS WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT, PIONEERS BEAT BOBCATS 7-2

 

                GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The No. 36 Tusculum College men’s tennis team won its fifth straight match as the Pioneers defeated visiting Lees-McRae College 7-2 Friday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

 

                The Pioneers improve to 10-1 on the season, while the Bobcats even their record to 7-7 on the year.

 

                Tusculum swept the three doubles points, including an 8-0 pro set win by the No. 3 pairing of Hunter Beal and Nicolas Bigler over Travis Vanhoy and Paul Muenow.

 

                In singles action, Lees-McRae won the top two flights as Nandor Solymosi won 6-2, 6-2 over Bigler at No. 1 singles.  Shaun Sumner also posted a point for the Bobcats with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Sergio Espinosa.  Carlos Garcia captured an important point for Tusculum as he outlasted Alek Mojski in a three-set thriller, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4.

 

                Henrique Rodrigues, Leo Guaycurus and Beal each posted singles wins to close out the match.

 

                Tusculum returns to action on Wednesday when TC travels to Carson-Newman College for an important South Atlantic Conference match.

 

- TC –

 

No. 36 Tusculum 7, Lees-McRae 2

 

Singles

 

1 – Nandor Solymosi (LMC) def. Nicolas Bigler

6-2, 6-2

2 – Shaun Sumner (LMC) def. Sergio Espinosa

6-3, 6-4

3 – Carlos Garcia (TC) def. Alek Mojski

6-3, 6-7, 6-4

4 – Henrique Rodrigues (TC) def. Travis Vanhoy

6-0, 6-0

5 – Leo Guaycurus (TC) def. Romulas Teague

6-2, 6-2

6 – Hunter Beal (TC) def. Blair Propert

6-1, 6-1

 

 

Doubles

 

1 – Garcia/Espinosa (TC) def. Solymosi/Sumner

8-4

2 – Rodrigues/Guaycurus (TC) def. Mojski/Teague

8-4

3 – Beal/Bigler (TC) def. Vanhoy/Paul Muenow

8-0