BRISTOL, TN- The Emmanuel Men's Tennis team traveled to Bristol, TN to face the King University Tornado in conference action. The Lions jumped out to an early lead, taking the doubles point. The Lions carried that momentum into singles play, winning 5 of 6 matches to earn the 6-1 win. With the win, the Lions move to 8-4 on the season.

DOUBLES PLAY

• At #1 Doubles, James Girdler/Shumpei Kamiyama (Emmanuel) def. D. Neleman/L. Machado (King) 6-3.
• At #2 Doubles, Henrique Castro/Murilo Martins (Emmanuel) fell to B. Sylvester/R. Chalisgaonkar (King) 6-3.
• At #3 Doubles, Aleksander Simovski/Marcos Llorens (Emmanuel) def. B. Meshel/B. Jones (King) 6-3.

SINGLES PLAY

• At #1 Singles, James Girdler (Emmanuel) def. D. Neleman (King) in three sets. Girdler took set one in tiebreaker points, (6-6, 3-0) before Girdler won the final two sets, 6-4, 6-3. 
• At #2 Singles, Murilo Martins (Emmanuel) fell to B. Meshel (King) 6-4, 6-1.
• At #3 Singles, Aleksander Simovski (Emmanuel) def L. Machado (King) in three sets. Machado took set one, 6-4 before Simovski took the next two, 6-2, 7-5.
• At #4 Singles, Henrique Castro (Emmanuel) def. B. Sylvester (King) 6-1, 6-3.
• At #5 Singles, Shumpei Kamiyama (Emmanuel) def. R. Chalisgaonkar (King) 6-2, 6-4.
• At #6 Singles, Matteo Hofstetter (Emmanuel) def. B.Jones (King) 6-2, 6-2.

 
Next up, the Lions will host Shorter at 2PM on Wednesday. 

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