April 16, 2008

Wingate, N.C.----The Carson-Newman College Eagles defeated the Wingate University Bulldogs 5-3 in the first round of the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference men's tennis tournament Tuesday afternoon at the Wingate University tennis facility. The Eagles improve to 7-5 overall, while Wingate concludes the 2008 campaign 8-13 overall.

Carson-Newman avenges a 5-4 regular season home loss to Wingate on April 1 in Jefferson City, Tenn. Eagle freshman Adriano Kira (Brazil) picked up the deciding point for the visitors, as he topped Wingate junior Jose Valarezo (Guayaquil, Ecuador) 6-4, 6-3 in the number two singles flight. Valarezo outlasted Kira 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 in the first meeting between the two teams this season.

For the Bulldogs, freshman Mitchell Lvovsky (Dania, Fla.) defeated Carson-Newman's Giuseppe Schwarz (Brazil) 6-2, 6-2 in number one singles. Wingate sophomore Brendan Molan (Charlotte, N.C.) defeated Carson-Newman sophomore Jack Harvie (Snellville, Ga.) 6-1, 6-2 in number four singles action Tuesday.

In doubles play, Valarezo and freshman Braeden Patchell (Oakville, Ontario) teamed up to defeat Carson-Newman's Harvie and Preston Sneed (Kingsport, Tenn.) 8-3 in number one doubles. The Eagles won the number one and the number two doubles decisions.

As Kira picked up the deciding point, Wingate freshman Louis Villarroel (Maraval, Trinidad) led C-N freshman Chris Acker (Knoxville, Tenn.) 3-6, 6-1, 5-2 in the number five singles match. Carson-Newman advances to the Food Lion SAC tournament semi-finals Friday. The Eagles will play number 35 Tusculum College at the Rock Hill Tennis Center in Rock Hill, S.C. The first serve is slated for 3 p.m.
SAC MEN'S TENNIS MATCH RESULTS
CARSON-NEWMAN 5, WINGATE 3
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2008

Singles
#1 Mitchell Lvovsky (WIN) def. Giuseppe Schwarz (C-N) 6-2, 6-2
#2 Adriano Kira (C-N) def. Jose Valarezo (WIN) 6-4, 6-3
#3 Preston Sneed (C-N) def. Braeden Patchell (WIN) 6-4, 6-3
#4 Brendan Molan (WIN) def. Jack Harvie (C-N) 6-1, 6-2
#5 Louis Villarroel (WIN) led Chris Acker (C-N) 3-6, 6-1, 5-2 DNF
#6 Trent Slagle (C-N) def. Felipe Fidalgo (WIN) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
#1 Valarezo/Patchell (WIN) def. Sneed/Harvie (C-N) 8-3
#2 Schwarz/Kira (C-N) def. Molan/Fidalgo (WIN) 8-2
#3 Acker/Slagle (C-N) def. Lvovsky/Villarroel (WIN) 8-4

Records
Carson-Newman 7-5 overall
Wingate 8-13 overall