Franklin Springs, GA – The Emmanuel Men's Tennis team hosted the Shorter University Hawks in conference action today. The Lions jumped out ahead early by winning the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead. The Lions continued their momentum into singles action, to earn a 4-0 victory. With the win, the Lions move to 6-9 on the season, 3-2 in conference play. 

DOUBLES PLAY
At #1 Doubles, Aleksander Simovksi/James Girdler (EU) def. D. Arrieta Gomez/A. Yap (SUM) 6-1. 
At #2 Doubles, Henrique Castro/Marcos Llorens (EU) def. M. Molina Mari/F. Roman (SUM) 6-1. 
At #3 Doubles, Murilo Martins/Matheus Pimenta (EU) def. S. Gamez/C.Tubio (SUM) 6-3.

SINGLES PLAY
At #2 Singles, James Girdler (EU) def. S. Gamez (SUM) 6-0, 6-2. 
At #4 Singles, Aleksander Simovski (EU) def. C. Tubio (SUM) 6-3, 6-1. 
At #6 Singles, Matheus Pimenta (EU) def. M. Molina Mari (SUM) 6-4, 6-1. 

Singles matches 1, 3, 5 were unfinished due to inclement weather. 

Next up, the Lions will travel to Mount Olive, NC to take on the University of Mount Olive Trojans on Friday at 2PM. 

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