MARS HILL, N.C. -- The Railsplitter tennis team (2-7, 1-4 SAC) picked up their first South Atlantic Conference win of the season as they picked up the 6-3 win over Mars Hill (3-8, 0-5 SAC) Saturday afternoon at the Hart Tennis Complex.

The Railsplitters picked up wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. At No. 2 Pepe Batalla and Joshua Peress defeated Ben Reid and Markus Gattner 8-6 while at No. 3 Guilherme Rocha and David Segarra blanked Blake Covington and Danny Nelson 8-0.

In singles play, LMU won flights No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 to take the match victory. At No. 3, Batalla defeated Gattner 6-3, 6-2 and at No. 4 Peress won over Mars Hill's Sam Lee 6-3, 6-2. LMU's Segarra bested Carlo Riesco in three sets at No. 5 6-7, 6-2, 7-5 while Rocha was up 6-1, 3-0 at No. 6 when rain halted play.

LMU travels to Georgetown, Kentucky for a 2 p.m. match against Georgetown College on March 7.

Lincoln Memorial 6, Mars Hill 3

Singles competition
1. Alberto Ortiz (MHUM) def. Moritz Hoerner (LMU) 7-6 (8-6), 6-0
2. Ben Reid (MHUM) def. Joshua Coulthard (LMU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Pepe Batalla (LMU) def. Markus Gattner (MHUM) 6-3, 6-2
4. Joshua Peress (LMU) def. Sam Lee (MHUM) 6-3, 6-2
5. David Segarra (LMU) def. Carlos Riesco (MHUM) 6-7, 6-2, 7-5
6. Guilherme Rocha (LMU) def. Blake Covington (MHUM) 6-1, 3-0

Doubles competition
1. Alberto Ortiz/Sam Lee (MHUM) def. Joshua Coulthard/Carlos Zunino (LMU) 8-1
2. Pepe Batalla/Joshua Peress (LMU) def. Ben Reid/Markus Gattner (MHUM) 8-6
3. Guilherme Rocha/David Segarra (LMU) def. Blake Covington/Danny Nelson (MHUM) 8-0