Men's Tennis Opens Season With Victory Over Emmanuel
Lions open season with 7-2 victory at Emmanuel
FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. - The Mars Hill men's tennis team opened the 2015-16 season with a 7-2 victory over Emmanuel College on Tuesday. Mars Hill improves to 1-0 while Emmanuel falls to 0-1.
The Lions swept doubles play to take a 3-0 lead. Alberto Ortiz and Ben Reid were 8-5 winners over Lukas Konigs and Braden Anglin. Markus Gattner and Jorge Nyssen claimed an 8-6 victory over Lucas Pereira and Enrique Alcacer while Sam Lee and Alejandre Ozaki won 8-2 over Tyler Terrell and Louis Malejka.
In singles action, Ortiz was a 6-3, 6-2 winner on the top court over Anglin. Nyssen won 6-4, 6-1 at number three singles over Alcacer. Gattner was a 6-2, 7-5 victor over Terrell while Ozaki won 6-3, 6-1 over Austin Spivey.
Mars Hill hosts Milligan on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Tennis Match Results
Mars Hill vs Emmanuel College
Sep 15, 2015 at Franklin Springs, Ga.
(Emmanuel Tennis Courts)
Mars Hill 7, Emmanuel College 2
Singles competition
1. Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) def. Braden Anglin (ECM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Lucas Pereira (ECM) def. Ben Reid (MHUM) 7-5, 6-0
3. Jorge Nyssen (MHUM) def. Enrique Alcacer (ECM) 6-4, 6-1
4. Louis Malejka (ECM) def. Sam Lee (MHUM) 6-2, 6-1
5. Markus Gattner (MHUM) def. Tyler Terrell (ECM) 6-2, 7-5
6. Alejandre Ozaki (MHUM) def. Austin Spivey (ECM) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Alberto Ortiz/Ben Reid (MHUM) def. Lukas Konigs/Braden Anglin (ECM) 8-5
2. Markus Gattner/Jorge Nyssen (MHUM) def. Lucas Pereira/Enrique Alcacer (ECM) 8-6
3. Sam Lee/Alejandre Ozaki (MHUM) def. Tyler Terrell/Louis Malejka (ECM) 8-2
Match Notes:
Mars Hill 1-0
Emmanuel College 0-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,1,2,5,3,6)
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