Friday, April 6, 2007

PRESBYTERIAN BEATS TUSCULUM 7-2, BLUE HOSE CLINCH SHARE OF SAC MEN'S TENNIS TITLE

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The No. 30 Presbyterian College men's tennis team claimed at least a share of its seventh South Atlantic Conference championship with Friday's 7-2 win over host Tusculum College at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

The Blue Hose improve to 13-4 overall and 5-0 in league play. Tusculum will finish no worse than second in the SAC as the Pioneers fall to 11-5, 5-1 SAC. Presbyterian can clinch the outright title with a win over Wingate on Saturday in Clinton.

PC swept all three doubles points and won four of the five singles matches to claim the victory. Zach Glankler and Andrew Lee outlasted the TC duo of Leo Guaycurus and Henrique Rodrigues 9-7 at No. 2 doubles.

Tusculum (ranked No. 38 in NCAA II) trimmed the deficit to 3-2 as Sergio Espinosa and Carlos Garcia claimed straight set wins at No. 1 and No. 3 singles, respectively. Matt Martin defeated Nicolas Bigler 6-3, 7-6 at No. 2 singles, while Pat Fediuk clinched the winning point at the fifth flight with his 6-1, 6-1 win over Guaycurus.

Tusculum returns to action on Tuesday when the Pioneers host Lincoln Memorial University for a non-conference tilt at 4 p.m. at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

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No. 30 Presbyterian 7, No. 38 Tusculum 2
Singles
1 - Sergio Espinosa (TC) def. Aaron Chapman	6-1, 6-1
2 - Matt Martin (PC) def. Nicolas Bigler	6-3, 7-6
3 - Carlos Garcia (TC) def. Ruan Olivier	6-2, 6-1
4 - Mike Nicol (PC) def. Henrique Rodrigues	7-5, 6-7, (10-7)
5 - Pat Fediuk (PC) def. Leo Guaycurus	6-1, 6-1
6 - Andrew Lee (PC) def. Hunter Beal	4-6, 6-4, (10-5)
Doubles
1 - Chapman/Martin (PC) def. Garcia/Espinosa	8-5
2 - Glankler/Lee (PC) def. Guaycurus/Rodrigues	9-7
3 - Fediuk/Nicol (PC) def. Julien Jacob/Bigler	8-5