Box Score Franklin Springs, GA – The Emmanuel Men's Tennis team hosted #36 Belmont Abbey in a Conference Carolinas matchup this afternoon. The Lions got off to a quick start earning the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead heading into singles play. The home team went onto win 3 of 6 singles matches to outlast the Crusaders 4-3! With the win, the Lions improve to 9-5 on the season and 4-1 in conference action.
 
DOUBLES PLAY – 

1. At #1 Doubles, James Girdler/Murilo Gracio (EU) def. J. Korta/C. Martin (BAC) 6-2. 
2. At #2 Doubles, Georg Stettler/Aleksander Simovski (EU) def. C. Winstead/A. Golindano (BAC) 6-2
3. At #3 Doubles, T. Stemler/K. Karampourniotis (BAC) def. Julio Lopes Polesi/Henrique Castro (EU) 6-2

SINGLES PLAY 

1. At #1 Singles, C. Martin (BAC) def. Murilo Gracio (EU) 6-1, 6-3
2. At #2 Singles, James Girdler (EU) def. N. Cary (BAC) 6-2, 6-0
3. At #3 Singles, C. Winstead (BAC) def. Henrique Castro (EU) 6-1, 6-3
4. At #4 Singles, Georg Stettler (EU) def. T. Stemler (BAC) in three sets, losing the first 9-7, before taking the final two, 6-4, 6-3.
5. At #5 Singles, Aleksander Simovski (EU) def. Z. Vince (BAC) 7-6. 6-3
6. At #6 Singles, K. Lloveras (BAC) def. Alejandro Gomez (EU) 7-5, 7-6.

 
Next up, the Lions will travel to face Benedict College on Saturday at 2PM. For more information on Emmanuel University athletics, visit goeulions.com.