JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Mars Hill College's Lucas Simm and Enrico Patriarca each won twice as the Lions topped Carson-Newman in South Atlantic Conference action, 5-2, in Jefferson City on Friday afternoon.

With the win, Mars Hill moves to 5-4 in SAC play and 7-8 overall. The Eagles fall to 1-8 in league play and 4-14 overall.

Simm and Patriarca combined to beat C-N's Trent Slagle and Chris Acker at No. 1 doubles, 8-4.

Simm would follow with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Slagle at No. 1 singles, while Patriarca would slip past the Eales' Dusty Davis, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 2 singles.

C-N picked up an early point at No. 2 doubles as Paul Birdsong and Adriano Kira beat Mars Hill's Guilherme Lima and Stevan Stankovic, 8-3.

MHC took a 2-1 lead after doubles play when Brad Bassinger and Carlos Oyaga defeated C-N's Derek Holdway and Dalton Moore, 8-3.

Carson-Newman picked up a point at No. 3 singles when Holdway topped Oyaga, 6-2, 6-1, but Mars Hill would close out the match as Lima beat Acker, 6-2, 6-4 for the fifth and final point.

C-N wraps up its regular season on Saturday against Georgetown (Ky.) at noon in Jefferson City.

April 15, 2011

At Jefferson City, Tenn.

Mars Hill 5, Carson-Newman 2

Doubles

1. Lucas Simm/Enrico Patriarca (MH) d. Trent Slagle/Chris Acker (C-N) 8-4

2. Paul Birdsong/Adriano Kira (C-N) d. Guilherme Lima/Setvan Stankovic (MH) 8-3

3. Brad Bassinger/Carlos Oyaga (MH) d. Derek Holdway/Dalton Moore (C-N) 8-3

Singles

1. Simm (MH) d. Trent Slagle (C-N) 6-1,6-3

2. Patriarca (MH) d. Dusty Davis (C-N) 6-3,6-4

3. Derek Holdway (C-N) d. Oyaga (MH) 6-2,6-1

4. Lima (MH) d. Chris Acker (C-N) 6-2,6-4

5. Adriano Kira (C-N) vs. Bassinger (MH) DNF

6. Dalton Moore (C-N) vs. Stankovic (MH) DNF