March 30, 2007

GREENEVILLE, TN-- The Carson-Newman tennis team dropped their second conference match of the season to Tusculum College, 7-2.

The Eagles (6-4, 1-2 SAC) captured a point at No. 2 doubles when Michael Swanson and Jack Harvie outlasted the TC duo of Henrique Rodrigues and Leo Guaycurus 8-6.

Tusculum led 2-1 early, but Carson-Newman tied the match with Matt Stanley's 6-4,6-1 win at No. 3 singles against Rodrigues. C-N jumped ahead 3-2 when Giuseppe Schwartz rallied from a set down to defeat Nicolas Bigler 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 2 flight. Espinosa and C-N's Michael Swanson battled in a three-set, three-hour marathon. Swanson captured the first set 6-2, jumped out to a 5-4 lead in the second and led 40-love in the 10th game. Espinosa battled to tie the set before winning 7-6 in a tiebreaker. Espinosa carried that momentum to win the deciding set 6-3 to win the match.

The Eagles return to Jefferson City on Sunday, March 25 to take on Milligan College at 1:30 p.m.

Doubles
1. Espinosa/Garcia (T) d. Giuseppe Schwarz/Matt Stanley 8-1
2. Mike Swanson/Jack Harvie (CN) d. Guaycurus/Rodriguez 8-6
3. Jacob/Bigler (T) d. Preston Sneed/John Borthick 9-8 (1)

Singles
1. Espinosa (T) d. Mike Swanson 2-6,7-6,6-2
2. Giuseppe Schwarz (CN) d. Bigler 3-6,6-2,6-3
3. Matt Stanley (CN) d. Rodriguez 6-4,6-1
4. Garcia (T) d. Preston Sneed 6-2,6-0
5. Guaycurus (T) d. Jack Harvie 6-1,6-2
6. Beal (T) d. John Borthick 6-0,6-2