Monday, April 16, 2007

TUSCULUM MEN ADVANCE WITH 5-1 WIN OVER WINGATE AT FOOD LION SAC TENNIS TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINAL

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Second-seeded Tusculum College defeated No. 7 Wingate University 5-1 Monday afternoon in a quarterfinal match of the 2007 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Tournament, held at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

With the win, the Pioneers (14-5) advance to Friday morning's tournament semifinal against the winner of Newberry/Carson-Newman. Friday's match will be held on the campus of Mars Hill College beginning at 9 a.m.

Tusculum (ranked No. 39 in NCAA Division II) captured two of the three doubles points, including an 8-3 pro set win at the No. 1 flight by Carlos Garcia and Sergio Espinosa over the Wingate duo of Hendrik Ternieden and Brendan Molan.

Wingate's lone point of the day game at No. 2 doubles as Jose Valarezo and Brandon Thornton defeated Henrique Rodrigues and Leo Guaycurus 8-4.

Hunter Beal tallied Tusculum's third point of the match with his 6-0, 6-0 win over Felipe Fidalgo at No. 6 singles. Rodrigues bounced back with a straight set win at No. 4 singles, while Garcia wrapped up the match with a 6-1, 6-0 victory at the third flight.

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No. 2 Tusculum 5, No. 7 Wingate 1
Singles
1 - Sergio Espinosa (TC) vs. Brandon Thornton (WU)	DNF
2 - Nicolas Bigler (TC) vs. Hendrik Ternieden (WU)	DNF
3 - Carlos Garcia (TC) def. Jose Valarezo	6-1, 6-0
4 - Henrique Rodrigues (TC) def. Brendan Molan	6-3, 6-1
5 - Leo Guaycurus (TC) vs. Luis Ortiz (WU)	DNF
6 - Hunter Beal (TC) def. Felipe Fidalgo	6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1 - Garcia/Espinosa (TC) def. Ternieden/Molan	8-3
2 - Valarezo/Thornton (WU) def. Rodrigues/Guaycurus	8-4
3 - Julien Jacob/Bigler (TC) def. Ortiz/Fidalgo	8-4
Records: Tusculum 14-5; Wingate 4-16