JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman shutout visiting Cedarville (Ohio), 9-0, on Saturday afternoon at the C-N Tennis Complex.
The No. 3 doubles team of freshmen Austin Mackay (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) and Eric Mueller (Collierville, Tenn.) started the Eagles off with an 8-6 win.
Then C-N staged two huge comeback wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. At No. 1, junior Paul Birdsong ( Woodstock, Ga.) and freshman Warren McClure (Marietta, Ga.) rallied from a 7-2 deficit to win their doubles match, while the No. 2 doubles team of senior Dusty Davis (Morristown, Tenn.) and junior Derek Holdway (Woodstock, Ga.) overcame a service break to take their match to a tiebreak before securing the victory.
The Eagles cruised in singles winning every set in all six matches.
At No. 6 singles, freshman Garret Duron (Woodstock, Ga.) was first off the court with a 6-0, 6-0 win, and then Dusty Davis (Morristown, Tenn.) clinched the match for the Eagles with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles.
The Eagles are now 3-2 on the young season, and open South Atlantic Conference play against Brevard College on Wednesday in Jefferson City.
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| At Jefferson City, Tenn. | |||
| Carson-Newman Tennis Complex | |||
| March 10, 2012 | |||
| Carson-Newman 9, Cedarville (Ohio) 0 | |||
| No. | Doubles | Score | Order of Finish |
| 1 | Paul Birdsong/Warren McClure (CN) d. Niemiec/Filcik | 9-7 | 2 |
| 2 | Dusty Davis/Derek Holdway (CN)d. Eberhard/Gerber | 9-8 (5) | 3 |
| 3 | Austin Mackay/Eric Mueller (CN) d. Levesque/Miller | 8-6 | 1 |
| No. | Singles | Score | Order of Finish |
| 1 | Dusty Davis (CN) d. Aaron Niemiec | 6-1,6-2 | 2 |
| 2 | Warren McClure (CN)d. Bobby Eberhard | 6-4,6-2 | 6 |
| 3 | Derek Holdway (CN) d. JohnFilcik | 6-1,6-4 | 5 |
| 4 | Paul Birdsong (CN) d. Adam Levesque | 6-0,6-1 | 3 |
| 5 | Eric Mueller (CN) d. Josh Van Zandt | 6-3,6-4 | 4 |
| 6 | Garret Duron (CN) d. Jake Miller | 6-0,6-0 | 1 |