Franklin Springs, GA – The #30 ranked Emmanuel Men's Tennis team hosted Shorter University this afternoon in conference action. The Lions jumped out to an early lead, earning the doubles point before sweeping singles play to earn the 7-0 victory. With the win, the Lions improve to 9-3 on the season.

DOUBLES PLAY

• At #1 Doubles, James Girdler/Shumpei Kamiyama (Emmanuel) def. G. Loayza/A. Yap (Shorter) 6-1.
• At #2 Doubles, Henrique Castro/Murilo Martins (Emmanuel) def. C. Tubio/K. Johnson (Shorter) 6-4.
• At #3 Doubles, Aleksander Simovski/Marcos Llorens (Emmanuel) def. K. Palacios/G. Tsioumas (Shorter) 6-1.

SINGLES PLAY

• At #1 Singles, James Girdler (Emmanuel) def. C. Tubio (Shorter) 6-2, 6-2.
• At #2 Singles, Murilo Martins (Emmanuel) def. G. Loayza (Shorter) 6-2, 6-1.
• At #3 Singles, Aleksander Simovski (Emmanuel) def. K. Johnson (Shorter) 6-4, 6-4.
• At #4 Singles, Henrique Castro (Emmanuel) def. G. Tsioumas (Shorter) 8-2. 
• At #5 Singles, Shumpei Kamiyama (Emmanuel) def. B. Liu (Shorter) 6-2, 7-5.
• At #6 Singles, Matteo Hofstetter (Emmanuel) def. K. Palacios (Shorter) 8-3. 

Next up, the Lions will travel to Wilson, NC on Friday to take on Barton College at 11AM in conference action.

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