Eagles Fall in Non-Conference Contest Following Quick Turnaround
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After a tough match with Catawba on Saturday, Carson-Newman (4-4, 2-1 SAC) failed to bounce back against Lee (5-1, 1-1 GSC), falling 4-1.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After a tough match with Catawba on Saturday, Carson-Newman (4-4, 2-1 SAC) failed to bounce back against Lee (5-1, 1-1 GSC), falling 4-1.
The Eagles and the Flames played to clinch on Sunday, and while Lee eventually took the decisive point, Lars Hordijk earned C-N's only point of the day with an impressive win. Despite Hordijk's result, Lee took the other three finished matches to win.
SINGLES RESULTS
No. 1: Francisco Faria (LEE) def. Marnix Van Dalen (C-N), 6-3/6-4
No. 2: Wihan Van Der Merwe (LEE) vs. Marc Janse (C-N), DNF
No. 3: Jordi Dasi (LEE) def. Gjorgji Jankulovski (C-N), 6-7/6-2/6-4
No. 4: Quinn Groenendijk (LEE) def. Paul Gayk (C-N), 6-3/6-3
No. 5: Lars Hordijk (C-N) def. Filipe Krohn (LEE), 6-3/2-6/6-4
No. 6: Viktor Yanev (LEE) vs. Matthew Saunders (C-N), DNF
In doubles, Lee secured the point by taking all three matches. C-N kept it close with each decision by no more than three games, but Lee came out on top.
DOUBLES RESULTS
No. 1: Faria/Krohn (LEE) def. Van Dalen/Hordijk (C-N), 6-4
No. 2: M. Groenendijk/Q. Groenendijk (LEE) def. Janse/Saunders, 6-3
No. 3: Van Der Merwe/Dasi (LEE) def. Jankulovski/Gayk (C-N), 6-4
After a tough weekend against two quality opponents, C-N will have a few days off before hosting Anderson on Wednesday.
