Lions Hold Off Lenoir-Rhyne
The Mars Hill men’s tennis team defeated Lenoir-Rhyne 5-4 on Sunday. The Lions improve to 4-6 overall and 2-2 in league play, while Lenoir-Rhyne drops to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in the league.
HICKORY, N.C. – The Mars Hill men's tennis team defeated Lenoir-Rhyne 5-4 on Sunday. The Lions improve to 4-6 overall and 2-2 in league play, while Lenoir-Rhyne drops to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in the league.
The Lions earned four wins in singles play, with wins from Euquerio Guerrero in number one singles, Alberto Ortiz in number three singles, Sam Lee in number four singles and Markus Gattner in number six singles. Guerrero won 6-4, 6-2 over Robin Hochguertel, Ortiz defeated Hunter Pack 6-3, 6-0, Lee won 6-2, 6-3 over John Christian Reid and Gattner topped Jordan Lawson 6-4, 6-2.
Joel Sturgis and Ortiz won number two doubles 9-8 over Filip Dobrosavljevic and Kilian Symalla 9-8.
Mars Hill returns to the court on Friday at Coker.
Tennis Match Results
Mars Hill vs Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar 02, 2014 at Hickory, N.C.
(Hickory High School)
Mars Hill 5, Lenoir-Rhyne 4
Singles competition
1. Euquerio Guerrero (MHUM) def. Robin Hochguertel (L-R) 6-4, 6-2
2. Kilian Symalla (L-R) def. Joel Sturgis (MHUM) 6-3, 6-0
3. Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) def. Hunter Pack (L-R) 6-3, 6-0
4. Sam Lee (MHUM) def. John Christian Reid (L-R) 6-2, 6-3
5. Filip Dobrosavljevic (L-R) def. Blake Covington (MHUM) 6-2, 6-0
6. Markus Gattner (MHUM) def. Jordan Lawson (L-R) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Robin Hochguertel/Hunter Pack (L-R) def. Euquerio Guerrero/Sam Lee (MHUM) 8-4
2. Joel Sturgis/Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) def. Filip Dobrosavljevic/Kilian Symalla (L-R) 9-8
3. Matthew Ledford/John Christian Reid (L-R) def. Markus Gattner/Blake Covington (MHUM) 9-8
Match Notes:
Mars Hill 4-6, 2-2 SAC
Lenoir-Rhyne 2-5, 0-2 SAC
