CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Men's Tennis took its first loss of the season to an extremely tough Lee squad.
Entering Tuesday's game, both Carson-Newman (2-1) and Lee (4-0) entered undefeated in dual meets, including Lee not having lost a point since a rare late October dual against Cumberlands (Tenn.).
The Eagles broke that spell, but the Flames stayed hot in a 6-1 decision over C-N.
Matthew Saunders (Ballyclare, NI, United Kingdom) gave C-N its lone point of the day with a two-set victory in the No. 5 flight.
SINGLES RESULTS
No. 1: Wihan van der Merwe (LEE) def. Marnix Van Dalen (C-N) 7-5, 0-6, 6-2
No. 2: Quinn Groenendijk (LEE) def. Gjorgji Jankulovski (C-N) 6-3, 6-3
No. 3: Filipe Krohn (LEE) def. Paul Gayk (C-N) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
No. 4: Jip Langerhuizen (LEE) def. Louis Keenan (C-N) 6-1, 7-5
No. 5: Matthew Saunders (C-N) def. Stefan Mos (LEE) 6-3, 6-4
No. 6: Rytis Razminas (LEE) def. Leonard Baecker (C-N) 6-0, 6-1
The Eagles failed to pick up a victory in doubles, but it is worth noting that the No. 2 C-N pairing of Louis Keenan (St. Helier, Channel Islands) and Saunders had a 5-3 lead before the match was left unfinished with the Flames already clinching the point.
DOUBLES RESULTS
No. 1: Quinn Groenendijk/Jip Langerhuizen (LEE) def. Marnix Van Dalen/Paul Gayk (C-N) 6-2
No. 2: Filipe Krohn/Jackson Vaughan (LEE) vs. Louis Keenan/Gjorgji Jankulovski (C-N) 3-5, unfinished
No. 3: Wihan van der Merwe/Stefan Mos (LEE) def. Leonard Baecker/Matthew Saunders (C-N) 6-2
Carson-Newman returns to the court on Friday at 2 p.m. against King (Tenn.) at the Charles A. "Buddy" Catlett Tennis Complex in Jefferson City.
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