Tuesday,
April 15, 2008
TOP-SEEDED
TUSCULUM BEATS BEARS 5-0 TO ADVANCE IN
FOOD
LION SAC MEN’S TENNIS TOURNAMENT
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Top-seed Tusculum College defeated No. 8
Lenoir-Rhyne College 5-0 in the quarterfinal round of the 2008 Food Lion South
Atlantic Conference Men’s Tennis Tournament, held Tuesday at the Nichols Tennis
Complex. The Pioneers (18-1), ranked No.
35 in NCAA Division II, advances to Friday’s 3 p.m. semifinal against No. 5
seed Carson-Newman College at the Rock Hill Tennis Center in Rock Hill, S.C.
Tusculum swept all three doubles
points, including an 8-0 victory by the No. 1 duo of Carlos Garcia and Sergio
Espinosa over the L-R pairing of Nate
Summer and Brad Totten. Garcia won his 13th straight
singles match as he defeated Totten 6-0, 6-0 in the
third flight.
Nicolas Bigler was victorious in his No.
1 singles match with Summer, 6-1, 6-0 to seal the win
for the Pioneers. Lenoir-Rhyne ends its
season at 0-10 on the year.
- SAC –
|
No. 1 Tusculum 5, No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne
0 |
|
|
Singles |
|
|
1
– Nicolas Bigler (TC) def. Nate Summer |
6-1,
6-0 |
|
2
– Sergio Espinosa (TC) vs. Jared Elkins (LR) |
DNF |
|
3
– Carlos Garcia (TC) def. Brad Totten |
6-0,
6-0 |
|
4
– Henrique Rodrigues (TC) vs. Robert Dough
(LR) |
DNF |
|
5
– Leo Guaycurus (TC) vs. Andy Bridges (LR) |
DNF |
|
6
– Hunter Beal (TC) vs. Alex Stockton (LR) |
DNF |
|
Doubles |
|
|
1
– Garcia/Espinosa (TC) def. Summer/Totten |
8-0 |
|
2
– Guaycurus/Rodrigues (TC) def.
Dough/Elkins |
8-0 |
|
3
– Bigler/Beal (TC) def. Bridges/Stockton |
8-2 |