Franklin Springs, GA – The Emmanuel Men's Tennis team hosted Anderson University this afternoon in regional play. The Lions jumped out ahead early, sweeping doubles play to take a 1-0 lead. The Lions carried their momentum into singles play, earning the win in 5 of 6 matches to earn a 6-1 victory. On the season, the Lions now sit at 2-0.
DOUBLES PLAY
- At #1 Doubles, James Girdler/Shumpei Kamiyama (EU) def. W. Shioi/J. Lucas (AND) 6-3.
- At #2 Doubles, Murilo Martins/Marcos Llorens (EU) def. M.Collignon/S. Thavornchaisophon (AND) 7-6.
- At #3 Doubles, Aleksander Simovski/Matteo Hofstetter (EU) def. V. Fenollar/D. Reddy (AND) 6-3.
SINGLES PLAY
- At #1 Singles, James Girdler (EU) def. V. Fenollar (AND) 6-1, 6-3.
- At #2 Singles, Murilo Martins (EU) def. M. Collingnon (AND) 6-2, 7-6.
- At #3 Singles, Aleksander Simovski (EU) def. W. Shioi (AND) in three sets, taking the first 6-4, dropping the second, 4-6 and earning the tiebreaker 1-0.
- At #4 Singles, Shumpei Kamiyama (EU) def. S. Thavornchaisophon (AND) in three sets, taking the first 7-5, dropping the second, 5-7, and winning the third, 6-4.
- At #5 Singles, Matheus Pimenta (EU) fell to J. Brady (AND) 6-1, 7-5.
- At #6 Singles, Matteo Hofstetter (EU) def. D. Reddy 6-4, 6-2.
Next up, the Lions will travel to Cleveland, GA tomorrow to take on Truett McConnell at 4PM.
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