Thursday, March 29, 2007

 

TROJANS EDGE PIONEERS 5-3 IN NATIONAL TENNIS SHOWDOWN

 

                GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The No. 24 Anderson University men’s tennis team outlasted No. 39 Tusculum College 5-3 Thursday at the Nichols Tennis Complex.  The Trojans improve to 10-6 on the year, while the Pioneers (10-3) have their four-match winning streak halted.

 

                Anderson took a 2-1 lead after doubles play as Andres Weisskopf and Marc Pibernat recorded an 8-5 pro set win at the No. 2 flight over Leo Guaycurus and Henrique Rodrigues. 

Tusculum captured the point at No. 1 doubles as Sergio Espinosa and Carlos Garcia defeated AU’s Srkirishna Ramanathan and Renato Assuncao 8-4.  Ramanathan and Assuncao are ranked ninth in the NCAA Division II Mid-Atlantic Region.

 

                Espinosa and Garcia recorded wins at No. 1 and No. 3 singles, respectively as the Pioneers took a 3-2 advantage.  Jose Augusto Gaspar outlasted Nicolas Bigler 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 at No. 2 singles to tie the match.

 

                Assuncao and Pipernat won the match with wins at the No. 4 and No. 6 flights in straight sets.

 

                Tusculum will host Newberry College on Saturday at 11 a.m., while Anderson will entertain Coker College at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

 

- TC -

 

No. 24 Anderson 5, No. 39 Tusculum 3

 

Singles

 

1 – Sergio Espinosa (TC) def. Andres Weisskopf

7-5, 6-3

2 – Jose Augusto Gaspar (AU) def. Nicolas Bigler

6-4, 3-6, 6-1

3 – Carlos Garcia (TC) def. Stephan Fehske

6-3, 6-2

4 – Renato Assuncao (AU) def. Henrique Rodrigues

6-2, 6-1

5 – Leo Guaycurus (TC) vs. Carlos Sanches (AU)

DNF

6 – Marc Pibernat (AU) def. Hunter Beal (TC)

6-1, 6-2

Doubles

 

1 – Espinosa/Garcia (TC) def. Srikrishna Ramanathan/Assuncao

8-4

2 – Weisskopf/Pibernat (AU) def. Guaycurus/Rodrigues

8-5

3 – Fehske/Sanches (AU) vs. Julien Jacob/Bigler (TC)

8-3