HARROGATE, Tenn. – The Railsplitter tennis team improved to 11-2 overall and 4-1 in the South Atlantic Conference as they blasted Catawba 7-2 Saturday afternoon at the LMU Tennis Complex.

In doubles play, LMU won all three flights. Joshua Coulthard (Staindrop, England) and Jake Tuchmann (Kennesaw, Ga.) picked up the 9-8 win over Michael Patch and Luca Picci at No. 1. At No. 2, Xavier Marti (Tortosa, Spain) and Joshua Peress (Montreal, Quebec) defeated Ryen Reid and Cason Hiers 8-4 while at No. 3 Pepe Batalla (Barcelona, Spain) and David Segarra (Sabadell, Spain) won over Adam Rocko and Lucas Miller 8-2.

In singles, LMU won at the No. 2, 3, 4 and 6 flights. Marti defeated Picci by retirement 7-5, 3-0, retired at No. 2. At No. 3, Peress defeated Miller 7-5, 6-3 while at No. 4 Batalla bested Reid 6-2, 6-3. At No. 6, Moritz Hoerner (Erlangen, Germany) defeated Rocko 6-2, 7-5.

LMU will play at Carson-Newman in SAC action Tuesday at 1:00 pm.

Tennis Match Results
Catawba vs Lincoln Memorial
Mar 25, 2017 at Harrogate, TN
(LMU Tennis Complex)


Lincoln Memorial 7, Catawba 2
 Singles competition
1. Michael Patch (CATM) def. Joshua Coulthard (LMU) 6-3, 7-6
2. Xavier Marti (LMU) def. Luca Picci (CATM) 7-5, 3-0, retired
3. Joshua Peress (LMU) def. Lucas Miller (CATM) 7-5, 6-3
4. Pepe Batalla (LMU) def. Ryen Reid (CATM) 6-2, 6-3
5. Cason Hiers (CATM) def. Carlos Zunino (LMU) 8-4
6. Moritz Hoerner (LMU) def. Adam Rocko (CATM) 6-2, 7-5
 
 Doubles competition
1. Joshua Coulthard/Jake Tuchmann (LMU) def. Michael Patch/Luca Picci (CATM) 9-8
2. Xavier Marti/Joshua Peress (LMU) def. Ryen Reid/Cason Hiers (CATM) 8-4
3. Pepe Batalla/David Segarra (LMU) def. Adam Rocko/Lucas Miller (CATM) 8-2
 
Match Notes:
Catawba 11-10, 4-5 SAC
Lincoln Memorial 11-2, 4-1 SAC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,1,2,3,6,5)
T-4:00  A-50