HARROGATE, Tenn. – The weather may have been cold but the LMU men's tennis team was red hot as they blanked UVa-Wise 9-0 on a sunny Sunday afternoon at the LMU Tennis Complex.

The Cavaliers were playing a man short, so LMU had wins at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles by default.

In doubles play, Xavier Marti (Tortosa, Spain) and Joshua Peress defeated Andrii Rutnytskyi/Viktor Tunnikov 8-4 and Pepe Batalla/David Segarra blanked Chris Armistead/Josh McFadden 8-0 at No. 2.

At No. 1 singles Joshua Peress (Montreal, Quebec) defeated Andrii Rutnytskyi 6-3, 6-3, while at No. 2 Pepe Batalla (Barcelona, Spain) won over Viktor Tunnikov 7-5, 6-3 and David Segarra (Sabadell, Spain) bested Chris Armistead 6-4, 6-1. Moritz Hoerner (Erlangen, Germany) defeated Wise's Josh McFadden 6-4, 6-1 and Carlos Zunino (LMU) won over Daniel Laughlin 8-0.

The win moves LMU to 5-2 on the season. They play at Tusculum on Mar. 4.
 
Tennis Match Results
UVa-Wise vs Lincoln Memorial
Feb 26, 2017 at Harrogate, TN
(LMU Tennis Complex)
Lincoln Memorial 9, UVa-Wise 0
 
 Singles competition
1. Joshua Peress (LMU) def. Andrii Rutnytskyi (WISE) 6-3, 6-3
2. Pepe Batalla (LMU) def. Viktor Tunnikov (WISE) 7-5, 6-3
3. David Segarra (LMU) def. Chris Armistead (WISE) 6-4, 6-1
4. Moritz Hoerner (LMU) def. Josh McFadden (WISE) 6-4, 6-1
5. Carlos Zunino (LMU) def. Daniel Laughlin (WISE) 8-0
6. Jake Tuchmann (LMU) def. No player (WISE), by default
 
 Doubles competition
1. Xavier Marti/Joshua Peress (LMU) def. Andrii Rutnytskyi/Viktor Tunnikov (WISE) 8-4
2. Pepe Batalla/David Segarra (LMU) def. Chris Armistead/Josh McFadden (WISE) 8-0
3. Jake Tuchmann/Carlos Zunino (LMU) def. No player/No player (WISE), by default
 
Match Notes:
UVa-Wise 3-4
Lincoln Memorial 5-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,1,4,3,2,5)
T-2:45  A-150