HARROGATE, Tenn. -- Pepe Batalla (Barcelona, Spain) won at both singles and doubles, but the Railsplitters were unable to manufacture any other points in a 7-2 loss to the 33rd-ranked Young Harris Lions in NCAA Division II men's tennis action on Sunday afternoon at the LMU Tennis Complex. Lincoln Memorial falls to 1-2 in defeat, while Young Harris improves to 2-0.
 
Batalla and Joshua Peress (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) accounted for LMU's only point in doubles play, outlasting Raul Quevedo and Daniel Tiboldi 8-6 in the second doubles flight. Joshua Coulthard (Staindrop, England) and Will Sparks (Knoxville, Tenn.) suffered an 8-4 loss in the top flight to Sebastian and William Edin, while Stefan Hall (Stratford, PEI) and Carlos Zunino (Samborondon, Ecuador) fell just a bit short at No. 3 action in a 9-7 loss to Brecht Vangrinsven and Federico Terreni.
 
Batalla was then responsible for the only point in singles play for the Railsplitters, defeating Tiboldi in the third singles flight.
 
Coulthard played Sebastian Edin tough at No. 1 singles, but ultimately suffered a 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 setback. Sparks was down two games to none in the opening set at No. 2 singles when a lower leg injury forced him to retire, awarding Vangrinsven the win. Peress, Hall and Zunino then fell in straight sets in the fourth, fifth and sixth flights. Peress nearly forced a third-set tiebreaker, but Terreni outlasted the Montreal native 6-2, 7-5.
 
The Railsplitters will have a 10-day break to recover from some lingering injuries. Lincoln Memorial does not return to the court until the South Atlantic Conference opener on February 18, when the Railsplitters welcome the Mars Hill Lions to the LMU Tennis Complex for a 1 p.m. match.  

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Young Harris 7, Lincoln Memorial 2
Feb 08, 2015 at Harrogate, TN (LMU Tennis Complex) 
 

Singles competition

1. Sebastian Edin (YHC) def. Joshua Coulthard (LMU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3

2. Brecht Vangrinsven (YHC) def. Will Sparks (LMU) 2-0, retired

3. Pepe Batalla (LMU) def. Daniel Tiboldi (YHC) 6-7, 6-4, 10-4

4. Federico Terreni (YHC) def. Joshua Peress (LMU) 6-2, 7-5

5. William Edin (YHC) def. Stefan Hall (LMU) 6-1, 6-3

6. Raul Quevedo (YHC) def. Carlos Zunino (LMU) 6-1, 6-2

 

Doubles competition

1. Sebastian Edin/William Edin (YHC) def. Joshua Coulthard/Will Sparks (LMU) 8-4

2. Pepe Batalla/Joshua Peress (LMU) def. Raul Quevedo/Daniel Tiboldi (YHC) 8-6

3. Brecht Vangrinsven/Federico Terreni (YHC) def. Stefan Hall/Carlos Zunino (LMU) 9-7

 

Match Notes

Young Harris 2-0

Lincoln Memorial 1-2