JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.--The Carson-Newman men's tennis team outlasted the Milligan College Buffaloes by a final score of 5-4 in a 5 hour dual match on Saturday.

The deciding point of the match occurred at #6 singles as Daniel Douglas (Knoxville, Tenn.) defeated Collin Tugman of Milligan in a third set tiebreak by a score of 4-6, 6-3, 10-7.

"The tennis match was tightly contested from the start as the Eagles eked out two of the doubles matches to go up 2-1," Carson-Newman head tennis coach Jean Love said.

The Eagles #2 doubles team of Juan Perez (Ecuador)/Austin Mackay (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) secured the first doubles point with an 8-4 win over Lenoir/Jonsson of Milligan. 

At #1 doubles, the team of Paul Birdsong (Woodstock, Ga.)/Derek Holdway (Woodstock, Ga.) couldn't put away three match points as Milligan's Pullen/Bumann came away with a 9-7 victory.

Then C-N's Dalton Moore (Gate City, Va.)/Jon Allen (Lenoir City, Tenn.) held on for a 9-7 won over Fridell/Tugman of Milligan.

The singles matches began with the Eagles up by a score of 2-1.

 Derek Holdway (Woodstock, Ga.) earned C-N's third team point with a 6-1, 6-4 win at #2 singles. 

Milligan came back to take victories at #1 and # 3 singles to tie the team match at 3-3, then Austin Mackay (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) defeated Milligan's  J. Lenoir at #4 singles by a score of 6-1,6-4 before Daniel Douglas (Knoxville, Tenn.) secured the victory for the Eagles. 

The victory runs the Eagles 2012-2013 record to 2 – 0. 

The match concluded the nonchampionship segment of the season.  The Eagles will next take the court in February 22, 2013 at Alabama-Huntsville.

Doubles

1. Pullen/Bumann (M) d. Paul Birdsong/Derek Holdway (CN)      9-7

2. Juan Perez/Austin Mackay (CN) d. Lenoir/Jonsson (M)                              8-4

3. Dalton Moore/Jon Allen (CN) d. Friddell/Tugman (M)                                9-7

Singles

1. Pullen (M) d. Juan Perez (CN)                                                6-1,1-6,10-7

2. Derek Holdway (CN) d. Jonsson (M)                   6-1,6-4

3. Bugmon (M) d. Jon Allen (CN)                                               6-2,6-3

4. Austin Mackay (CN) d. Lenoir (M)                        6-1,6-4

5. Fridell (M) d. Dalton Moore (CN)                          1-6, 7-6(6), 10-7

6. Daniel Douglas (CN) d. Tugman (M)                    4-6,6-3,10-7

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