Men's Tennis Falls on Road to Anderson
Carson-Newman Men’s Tennis fell in its penultimate contest on the road against Anderson.
ANDERSON, S.C. – Carson-Newman Men's Tennis fell in its penultimate contest on the road against Anderson.
Carson-Newman (9-7, 6-5 South Atlantic Conference) fell 4-0 on the road to Anderson (14-8, 6-6 SAC) in its second to last contest of the season.
The Trojans took singles victories on Courts No. 2-4 with Court No. 1 and Courts No. 5-6 going unfinished. Matthew Saunders (Ballyclare, NI, United Kingdom) and Leonard Baecker (Pliezhausen, Germany) had each won a set in their singles contests before the Trojans found the match-clinching match point.
SINGLES RESULTS
No. 1: Mathis Collignon (AU) vs. Marnix Van Dalen (C-N) 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
No. 2: Wynn Shioi (AU) def. Gjorgji Jankulovski (C-N) 6-2, 7-6 (10-8)
No. 3: Vicent Mico Fenollar (AU) def. Louis Keenan (C-N) 6-2, 6-1
No. 4: S. Thavornchaisophon (AU) def. Paul Gayk (C-N) 6-3, 6-4
No. 5: Hamp Goldman (AU) vs. Matthew Saunders (C-N) 2-6, 5-1, unfinished
No. 6: Reddy Dandapoojith (AU) vs. Leonard Baecker (C-N) 4-6, 2-4, unfinished
Anderson took the doubles point with Court No. 3 pairing of Boris Jordanov and Keegan Nelson leading 4-3 before the Trojans clinched it.
DOUBLES RESULTS
No. 1: Wynn Shioi/Jackson Lucas (AU) def. Gjorgji Jankulovski/Louis Keenan (C-N) 6-2
No. 2: Mathis Collignon/S. Thavornchaisophon (AU) def. Paul Gayk/Matthew Saunders (C-N) 6-2
No. 3: Vicent Mico Fenollar/Patrick Cronin (AU) vs. Boris Jordanov/Keegan Nelson (C-N) 3-4, unfinished
Carson-Newman finishes the regular season on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. against Newberry on the road. After the match against the Wolves, the Eagles have a date in Sumter, S.C. for the SAC Men's Tennis Tournament. If the season ended today it would be projected to face Lincoln Memorial, a team it fell to 4-1 on the road earlier this season.
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