Thursday, April 5, 2007
Martin Upsets No. 32-ranked Singles Player In Loss to No. 10 Lander
CLINTON, S.C. – In a battle of two top 20 teams, No. 10 Lander University claimed a 8-1 victory over No. 20 Presbyterian College on Thursday afternoon at the Templeton Tennis Courts.
The Blue Hose drop to 12-5 on the season and remain 4-0 in South Atlantic Conference play. The Bearcats improve to 11-5 overall and remain 5-1 in Peach Belt Conference action.
Matthew Martin had the only victory on the day for Blue Hose with a score of 64, 7-5 at No. 2 singles. He upset the No. 32-ranked singles player in the country Nicolas Legros, who was also named the PBC Player of the Week for men's tennis.
The Blue Hose return to action at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 6 against Tusculum in Greeneville, Tenn.
Lander University 8, Presbyterian College 1
Singles
1. Joakim Karlsson (LU) d. Aaron Chapman (PC) 6-2, 6-1
2. Matthew Martin (PC) d. Nicolas Legros (LU) 6-4, 7-5
3. Guilherme Fonseca (LU) d. Ruan Olivier (PC) 6-7, 6-3, 10-8
4. Andre Ivarsson (LU) d. Mike Nicol (PC) 6-3, 6-3
5. George Wilkinson (LU) d. Patrick Fediuk (PC) 6-2, 6-2
6. Henrik Willers (LU) d. Andrew Lee (PC) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles
1. Karlsson/Ivarsson (LU) d. Chapman/Martin (PC) 8-5
2. Legros/Fonesca (LU) d. Zach Glankler/Lee (PC) 8-3
3. Willers/Benatky (LU) d. Fediuk/Nicol (PC) 8-5