HARROGATE, Tenn. - Lincoln Memorial University handed Carson-Newman its first South Atlantic Conference (SAC) loss by drubbing the Eagles 8-1.
Carson-Newman was outgunned by a talented Railsplitter team. The Eagles only point came at #3 doubles as juniors Chris Acker (Knoxville, TN) and Adriano Kira (Brazil) won by a score of 8-5.
The Eagles are now 4-2 overall and 0-1 in SAC play. Next up for
the Eagles is an away match against Union College (KY) on March 11,
2010 beginning at 2 p.m.
Lincoln Memorial 8, Carson-Newman 1
Doubles
1. Goossen's/Hoffman (LMU) d. Schwarz/Slagle 8-3
2. Ganss/Guenther (LMU) d. Harvie/Birdsong 8-1
3. Acker/Kira (CN) d. Jones/Szabo 8-5
Singles
1. Ganss (LMU) d. Rodolfo Schwarz 6-4,6-4
2. Hoffman (LMU) d. Jack Harvie 6-0,6-3
3. Guenther (LMU) d. Trent Slagle 6-4,6-0
4. Szabo (LMU) d. Adriano Kira 3-6,7-6,10-8
5. Pauko (LMU) d. Paul Birdsong 6-2,6-2
6. Goossen's (LMU) d. Derek Holdway 6-3,5-7,10-7
