April 15, 2008

Wingate, N.C.----The Carson-Newman College Eagles defeated the Wingate University Bulldogs 5-3 in the first round of the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference men's tennis tournament Tuesday afternoon at the Wingate Tennis Complex. The Eagles improve to 7-5 overall, Wingate falls to 8-13.

For the Bulldogs, freshman Mitchell Lvovsky (Dania, Fla.) defeated Carson-Newman's Giuseppe Schwarz (Brazil) 6-2, 6-2 in number one singles. Wingate sophomore Brendan Molan (Charlotte, N.C.) defeated Carson-Newman's Jack Harvie (Snellville, Ga.) 6-1, 6-2 in number four singles action.

In doubles action, freshmen Louis Villarroel (Maraval, Trinidad) and Braeden Patchell (Oakville, Ontario) teamed up to defeat Preston Sneed (Kingsport, Tenn.) and Harvie of Carson-Newman 8-3 in number one doubles. Carson-Newman advances to face top-seeded Tusculum in Rock Hill, South Carolina on Friday. The semifinal match begins at 3 p.m.

Singles #1 Mitchell Lvovsky (WIN) def. Giuseppe Schwarz (C-N) 6-2, 6-2 #2 Adriano Kira (C-N) def. Jose Valarezo (WIN) 6-4, 6-3 #3 Preston Sneed (C-N) def. Braeden Patchell (WIN) 6-4, 6-3 #4 Brendan Molan (WIN) def. Jack Harvie (C-N) 6-1, 6-2 #5 Louis Villarroel (WIN) vs. Chris Acker (C-N) dnf #6 Trent Slagle (C-N) def. Felipe Fidalgo (WIN) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles #1 Valarezo/Patchell (WIN) def. Sneed/Harvie (C-N) 8-3 #2 Schwarz/Kira (C-N) def. Molan/Fidalgo (WIN) 8-2 #3 Acker/Slagle (C-N) def. Lvovsky/Villarroel (WIN) 8-4