Sunday, April 3, 2005

TUSCULUM MEN CLAIM FIFTH STRAIGHT, WIN 8-1 OVER NEWBERRY

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum College men's tennis team won its fifth straight match as the Pioneers defeated visiting Newberry College 8-1 Sunday afternoon at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

Tusculum swept the three doubles matches and captured five singles points to improve to 9-4 overall and 5-0 in the South Atlantic Conference. The Indians fall to 3-5 overall and 1-2 in league play.

The Pioneers return to action Friday when they travel to Lees-McRae College for a 2 p.m. match. Newberry is back at home on Saturday to host Mars Hill College at 2 p.m.

- TC -

Tusculum 8, Newberry 1
Singles
1 - Roberto Robles (TC) def. Kaushik Sridhar	6-1, 6-0
2 - Jesse Puckerin (TC) def. Jonathan Ward	6-2, 6-3
3 - Sergio Espinosa (TC) def. Toby Rawlings	6-4, 6-2
4 - Carlos Garcia (TC) def. Anthony Rinaldis	6-2, 6-4
5 - Michael Hallford (TC) def. Adam Morehart	6-2, retired
6 - Oliver Elston (NEW) def. Julien Jacob	6-4, 2-6, (10-8)
Doubles
1 - Garcia/Espinosa (TC) def. Ward/Dennis Quaye	8-3
2 - Robles/Puckerin (TC) def. Morehart/Rinaldis	8-6
3 - Pedro Galavis/Hallford (TC) def. Elston/Rawlings	8-5
Records: Tusculum (9-4, 5-0 SAC); Newberry (3-5, 1-2 SAC)