Saturday, April 7, 2007
PC Men's Tennis Wins Second Straight SAC Championship
CLINTON, S.C. - No. 30
Presbyterian College men's tennis team claimed the second
straight South Atlantic Conference championship title with
Saturday's dominating 9-0 victory over Wingate University at
the Templeton Tennis Courts.
The PC men's tennis program has now won seven SAC Regular
Season Championships overall.
The Blue Hose improve to 14-5 overall and finish undefeated
in the conference with a 6-0 record. Wingate falls to 4-14
on the season and 0-6 in league play.
PC swept all three doubles points en route to the victory.
At No. 1 singles, Aaron Chapman defeated Wingate's Brandon
Thornton to improve to 13-5 on the season. PC's Matthew
Martin improved to 15-3 overall with his 6-4, 4-6, 10-5 win
over Hendrik Ternieden at No. 2 singles.
Patrick Fediuk had an impressive 6-1, 6-0 victory over
Wingate's Luis Ortiz at No. 5 singles to finish with a
record of 15-4 overall and 6-0 in SAC play. At No. 4
singles, Michael Nicol defeated the Bulldogs' Brendan Molan
with a score of 6-3, 6-0.
The Blue Hose return to action at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April
13 when they face Pfeiffer in Misenheimer. N.C.
Presbyterian College 9, Wingate University 0
Singles
1. Aaron Chapman (PC) def. Brandon Thornton (WU) 6-2, 7-5
2. Matthew Martin (PC) def. Hendrik Ternieden (WU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-5
3. Ruan Olivier (PC) def. Jose Valarezo (WU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Michael Nicol (PC) def. Brendan Molan (WU) 6-3, 6-0
5. Patrick Fediuk (PC) def. Luis Ortiz (WU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Andrew Lee (PC) def. Kyle Harding (WU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. Chapman/Martin (PC) def. Ternieden/Molan (WU) 8-4
2. Glankler/Lee (PC) def. Valarezo/Harding (WU) 8-6
3. Fediuk/Nicol (PC) def. Thornton/Ortiz (WU) 8-2