Carson-Newman sweeps doubles, tops Cedarville, 8-1
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Eagles swept all three doubles matches en route to an 8-1 win over visiting Cedarville University on Saturday afternoon at the Carson-Newman Tennis Complex. With the win, C-N improves to 3-4 overall and ends a three-match losing streak.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Eagles swept all three doubles matches en route to an 8-1 win over visiting Cedarville University on Saturday afternoon at the Carson-Newman Tennis Complex.
With the win, C-N improves to 3-4 overall and ends a three-match losing streak.
Winning doubles teams for the Eagles were Trent Slagle and Matthew White at No. 1, Paul Birdsong and Adriano Kira at No. 2, and Derek Holdway and Dalton Moore at No. 3.
The Eagles won all matches from No. 2 through No. 5 singles to clinch the win.
C-N's Dusty Davis beat Bobby Eberhard (7-6, 7-6) at No.2 singles in one of the tightest matches of the day.
The Eagles return to action on Friday at Pfeiffer University in Meisenheimer, N.C.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
At Jefferson City, Tenn.
Carson-Newman 8, Cedarville University 1
Doubles
1.Trent Slagle/Matthew White (CN) d. Niemiec/Paul 8-5
2.Paul Birdsong/Adriano Kira (CN) d. Eberhard/Gerber 9-8
3.Derek Holdway/Dalton Moore (CN) d. Kirby/Clark 8-2
Singles
1.Aaron Niemiec (CU) d. Trent Slagle 6-1,6-4
2.Dusty Davis (CN) d. Bobby Eberhard 7-6,7-6
3.Derek Holdway (CN) d. Quinton Paul 6-1,6-1
4.Chris Acker (CN) d. Kyle Kirby 6-2,6-4
5.Adriano Kira (CN) d. Drew Steinhart 6-1,6-3
6.Paul Birdsong (CN) d. Jake Miller 6-3,6-0
