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Sports Release                                                                                                       March 3, 2008

LMU Tennis Splits With Newberry 

HARROGATE, TN – The Lincoln Memorial University men’s and women’s tennis teams traveled to Newberry, South Carolina on Monday and split with the Indians in South Atlantic Conference tennis action.

The Lady Railsplitters won their match with Newberry to move to 3-3 overall and 2-0 in the South Atlantic Conference.  Lincoln Memorial’s women won by a final match score of 7-2, picking up wins in #1, #5 and #6 singles play and taking victories in #1 and #3 doubles.

Tennis Match Results
Lincoln Memorial vs Newberry
Mar 03, 2008 at Newberry, S.C.

Lincoln Memorial 5, Newberry 4

Singles competition
1. Kathleen Rollet (LMU) def. Lauren Hartley (NEWW) 6-2, 6-2
2. Autise Mortimer (NEWW) def. Martina Rezic (LMU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Chanelle Clare (NEWW) def. Sophie Denlinger (LMU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Bethany Poppe (NEWW) def. Mandy Mills (LMU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Rachel Redmond (LMU) def. Brittany Grooms (NEWW) 6-3, 6-4
6. Emily Osborne (LMU) def. Danielle Beckerle (NEWW) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Kathleen Rollet/Rachel Redmond (LMU) def. Bethany Poppe/Lauren Hartley (NEWW) 9-8 (7-4)
2. Autise Mortimer/Chanelle Clare (NEWW) def. Nicole Combs/Sophie Denlinger (LMU) 8-0
3. Martina Rezic/Mandy Mills (LMU) def. Danielle Beckerle/Brittany Grooms (NEWW) 8-2

Match Notes:
Lincoln Memorial 3-3 (2-0 SAC)
Newberry 0-5 (0-1 SAC)
T-4:00 A-457
 

The Railsplitters got solid performances in the #1 and #2 singles positions and in the #1 doubles match, but couldn’t get over the hump in the remainder of their matches and fell to the Indians 3-6.  The loss drops the Railsplitters to 0-3 on the season.

Tennis Match Results
Lincoln Memorial vs Newberry
Mar 03, 2008 at Newberry, S.C.

Newberry 6, Lincoln Memorial 3

Singles competition
1. Hannes Ganss (LMU) def. Maxim Sukharev (NEWM) 6-7, 7-5, 10-4
2. Bastian Guenther (LMU) def. Daryl Van Vuuren (NEWM) 7-5, 6-2
3. Jeremy Smith (NEWM) def. Andras Pauko (LMU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Lucas Mattos (NEWM) def. Gabor Heredi-Szabo (LMU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Felipe Sobrinho (NEWM) def. Zack Jones (LMU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Mikael Jurkovic (NEWM) def. Andrew Bates (LMU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Hannes Ganss/Bastian Guenther (LMU) def. Daryl Van Vuuren/Jeremy Smith (NEWM) 8-3
2. Maxim Sukharev/Lucas Mattos (NEWM) def. Gabor Heredi-Szabo/Cody Swindall (LMU) 8-0
3. Mikael Jurkovic/Felipe Sobrinho (NEWM) def. Zack Jones/Andras Pauko (LMU) 8-3

Match Notes:
Lincoln Memorial 0-3 (0-2 SAC)
Newberry 2-3 (1-0 SAC)
T-4:00 A-15

 

-LMU-

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