WINGATE, NC -- A win at No. 3 doubles by the LMU duo of Pepe Batalla and David Segarra highlighted a tough 8-1 loss by the Railsplitter tennis team (1-4, 0-1 SAC) to Wingate (4-2, 1-0 SAC) Saturday afternoon at the WU Tennis Complex.

Batalla and Segarra picked up the 8-4 win over Wingate's Josh DuToit and Filippo Pezzoli. At the No. 2 doubles flight, LMU's Moritz Hoerner and Guilherme Rocha took Amir Zari and Duncan Addison to the wire before falling 9-7.

The Bulldogs took the 2-1 lead into singles play before wins at No.1, No. 3 and No. 2 gave them the team victory, but only after Wingate's Connor Kudrick faced a stiff three set 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 challenge from LMU's Joshua Coulthard in the No. 2 flight.

The Railsplitters continue the weekend South Atlantic Conference road swing as they play at Catawba tomorrow at 1 p.m.

Wingate 8, Lincoln Memorial 1

Singles competition
1. Sebastian Hall (WU) def. Moritz Hoerner (LMU) 6-0, 6-2
2. Connor Kudrick (WU) def. Joshua Coulthard (LMU) 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4
3. Filippo Pezzoli (WU) def. Joshua Peress (LMU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Amir Zari (WU) def. Pepe Batalla (LMU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
5. Josh DuToit (WU) def. David Segarra (LMU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Nicholas Oliveira (WU) def. Carlos Zunino (LMU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Sebastian Hall/Connor Kudrick (WU) def. Joshua Peress/Joshua Coulthard (LMU) 8-1
2. Amir Zari/Duncan Addison (WU) def. Moritz Hoerner/Guilherme Rocha (LMU) 9-7
3. Pepe Batalla/David Segarra (LMU) def. Josh DuToit/Filippo Pezzoli (WU) 8-4

Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,3,2,4,5,6)