Mount Olive, NC – The Emmanuel Men's Tennis team traveled to Mount Olive, NC to take on the University of Mount Olive Trojans in conference action. The Lions took the early lead, earning the doubles point and went on to win 3 of 6 singles matches to earn a 4-3 win! With the win, the Lions improve to 7-9 overall on the season, 4-2 in conference play. 

DOUBLES PLAY

• At #1 Doubles, James Girdler/Aleksander Simovski (EU) def. K. Dalbak/P. Carstensen (UMO) 7-6. 
• At #2 Doubles, Henrique Castro/Marcos Llorens (EU) def. B. Poel/N.Gruenefeldt (UMO) 7-6. 
• At #3 Doubles, Murilo Martins/Matheus Pimenta (EU) fell to L. Oosthuizen / J. Sonaglia [UMO] 7-5. 

SINGLES PLAY

• At #1 Singles, Murilo Martins (EU) fell to K.  Dalbak (UMO) 6-3, 7-6.
• At #2 Singles, James Girdler (EU) def. N. Gruenefeldt (UMO) 6-1, 6-4.
• At #3 Singles, Henrique Castro (EU) fell to B. Poel (UMO) 6-1, 6-3.
• At #4 Singles, Aleksander Simovski (EU) def. P. Carstensen (UMO) 6-2, 6-2.
• At #5 Singles, H. Hagglund (UMO) def. Alejandro Gomez (EU) 7-6, 7-5. 
• At #6 Singles, Matheus. Pimenta (EU) def. H. Nishikata [UMO] 6-3, 6-3.

The Lions will be back in action today at Chowan University for a conference match up. 

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