Monday, April 10, 2006

 

CATAWBA EDGES NO. 37 TUSCULUM 5-4

          GREENEVILLE, Tenn. –  In a match that went to the wire, Catawba downed No. 37 Tusculum 5-4 in South Atlantic Conference action held Monday at the Nichols Tennis Complex.  With the win, Catawba moves to 17-5 overall and 3-2 in the SAC.  Tusculum slips to 11-6 and 4-2 in the league.


                Catawba held a 2-1 advantage after doubles play and split six singles matches to take the win.

 

Tusculum’s lone doubles victory came at the No. 1 position, where Carlos Garcia and Sergio Espinosa defeated Jose Velazquez and Drew Ramsey 8-4.  The Catawba duo of Geoff Fouad and Shahin Soltan battled out a 9-8 victory over Antonio Oliver and Leo Guaycurus at the No. 2 slot, while Andrew Sufficool and Jonathan Hack downed Hunter Beal and Nic Janssen 8-4 in the third position.

 

In singles action, Catawba claimed wins at the No. 1, 5, and 6 positions.  Velazquez defeated Espinosa 6-3, 6-4 in the top slot.  Sufficool went three sets to down Beal 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 at No. 5, and Ramsey prevailed over Janssen 6-4, 6-1 at No. 6.

 

Antonio Oliver, Garcia, and Julien Jacob claimed singles victories for Tusculum.  Oliver battled three sets with Soltan before taking a 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 win at No. 2.  Garcia defeated Hack 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 3 slot, and Jacob downed Fouad 6-2, 6-1 in the fourth position.

 

Tusculum returns to action on Tuesday against Virginia Intermont.  The match is set to begin at 4 p.m. at the Nichols Tennis Complex.  Catawba hosts Newberry on Wednesday at 2 p.m.

 

-TC-

Catawba 5, Tusculum 4

Singles

#1 Jose Velazquez (CC) def. Sergio Espinosa (TC), 6-3, 6-4
#2 Antonio Oliver (TC) def. Shahin Soltan (CC), 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
#3 Carlos Garcia (TC) def. Jon Hack (CC), 6-1, 6-2
#4 Julien Jacob (TC) def. Geoff Fouad (CC), 6-2, 6-1
#5 Andrew Sufficool (CC) def. Hunter Beal (TC), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
#6 Drew Ramsey (CC) def.Nic Janssen (TC), 6-4, 6-1

 

Doubles

#1 Garcia/Espinosa (TC) def. Velazquez/Ramsey (CC), 8-4
#2 Fouad/Soltan (CC) def. Oliver/Guaycurus (TC), 9-8
#3 Sufficool/Hack (CC) def. Beal/Janssen (TC), 8-4