JACKSON, Miss.- The Belhaven men's and women's tennis teams both defeated Spring Hill College in Southern States Athletic Conference play Friday afternoon at the Belhaven Tennis Complex. The men swept all nine courts en route to a 9-0 win while the women claimed victories on eight of the nine courts Friday.
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The Belhaven men, ranked 8
th in the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll, are now 13-3 overall and reside in second place in the SSAC standings with a record of 6-0. The women, who are receiving votes in the latest poll, are 11-5 overall and 5-1 in the SSAC leaving them in third place in the league standings after Friday's win.
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The individual results of the matches are below.
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MenSingles:
1.
Andre De Almeida Borghi (BU) def. Alejandro Hastings (SHC); 6-2, 6-1
2.
Nikita Lisov (BU) def. John Asmar (SHC); 6-1, 6-0
3.
Jefferson Nino (BU) def. Sebastian Arias (SHC); 6-0, 6-0
4.
Daniel Prado (BU) def. Daniel Piper (SHC); 6-2, 6-2
5.
David Mejia (BU) def. Sanders Edmonson (SHC); 6-0, 6-2
6.
Enrico Patriarca (BU) def. Lee Leavitt (SHC); 6-0, 6-1
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Doubles:
1. Lisov/Mejia (BU) def. Hastings/Edmonson (SHC); 8-4
2. Borghi/Patriarca (BU) def. Arias/Asmar (SHC); 8-2
3. Prado/Nino (BU) def. Piper/Leavitt (SHC); 8-0
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WomenSingles:
1. Elise Michaelis (SHC) def.
Stephanie Smith (BU); 2-6, 3-6
2.
Ainsley Wright (BU) def. Kate Sotolongo (SHC); 8-3
3. Katie Campbell (BU) def. Chandler Burkenstock (SHC); 6-1, 6-4
4.
Rachel Jefcoat (BU) def. Megan Gietl (SHC); 6-0, 6-1
5.
Mary Lichlyter (BU) def. Allison Gmelich (SHC); 8-0
6.
Elizabeth Chrestman (BU) def. Michelle Gad (SHC); 8-0
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Doubles:
1. Smith/Chrestman (BU) def. Michaelis/Sotolongo (SHC); 8-0
2. Campbell/Wright (BU) def. Gietl/Burkenstock (SHC); 8-1
3. Lichlyter/Jefcoat (BU) def. Gmelich/Gad (SHC); 8-0
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Both teams will be back in action at home on Saturday against the University of Mobile. First serve is at 12:00 PM.