Anderson Defeats Men's Tennis
The Mars Hill men’s tennis team lost 8-1 to Anderson on Saturday afternoon at Max Grubbs Memorial Courts.
ANDERSON, S.C. - The Mars Hill men's tennis team lost 8-1 to Anderson on Saturday afternoon at Max Grubbs Memorial Courts. Anderson improves to 3-4 on the season and 3-1 in the South Atlantic Conference, while Mars Hill drops to 3-5 overall and 1-2 in league play.
Alberto Ortiz and Joel Sturgis teamed up for Mars Hill's lone win of the afternoon in number two doubles. Ortiz and Sturgis defeated Paul Michael Calhoun and Danilo Faria 8-6. Euquerio Guerrero had two tough losses on the day, falling in number one singles to Juan Carracedo in a tiebreaker, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 and in number one doubles with Sam Lee to Carracedo and Mateo Rivas, 9-8, 7-5.
Mars Hill returns to the courts on Sunday, traveling to Lenoir-Rhyne.
Tennis Match Results
Mars Hill vs Anderson
Mar 01, 2014 at Anderson, S.C.
(Max Grubbs Memorial Courts)
Anderson 8, Mars Hill 1
Singles competition
1. Juan Carracedo (AU-M) def. Euquerio Guerrero (MHUM) 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
2. Tomas Passalacqua (AU-M) def. Joel Sturgis (MHUM) 6-0, 6-3
3. Mateo Rivas (AU-M) def. Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) 6-3, 6-4
4. Paul Michael Calhoun (AU-M) def. Sam Lee (MHUM) 6-1, 6-3
5. Inaki Iriberry (AU-M) def. Blake Covington (MHUM) 6-0, 6-1
6. Danilo Faria (AU-M) def. Marcus Gattner (MHUM) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Juan Carracedo/Mateo Rivas (AU-M) def. Euquerio Guerrero/Sam Lee (MHUM) 9-8, 7-5
2. Alberto Ortiz/Joel Sturgis (MHUM) def. Paul Michael Calhoun/Danilo Faria (AU-M) 8-6
3. Tomas Passalacqua/Inaki Iriberry (AU-M) def. Marcus Gattner/Daniel Nelson (MHUM) 8-2
Match Notes:
Mars Hill 3-5 (1-2 SAC)
Anderson 3-4 (3-1 SAC)
