HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The LMU men's tennis team continued their winning streak with the 7-2 win over Coker Sunday afternoon. They have now won nine consecutive matches.

LMU won at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to grab the early 2-1 lead. At No. 2, Xavier Marti (Tortosa, Spain) and Joshua Peress (Montreal, Quebec) defeated Henrik Hellbe/Hunter Horton 8-4 to grab their 10^th win of the season. They are now 10-5 overall. At No. 3, Pepe Batalla (Barcelona, Spain) and David Segarra (Sabadell, Spain) improved to 12-3 on the season with their 9-8 win over Mark Watt and Dominic Allan.

LMU swept the 2-6 flights in singles to claim the 7-2 victory. At No. 2, Marti remained undefeated vs. SAC competition (7-0) with the 6-2, 6-1 win over Hellbe. Peress earned win no. 13 on the season with the 6-4, 6-3 win over Schweyer at No. 3. Batalla moved to 14-1 overall and 6-1 vs. SAC players with his 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 4 over Horton while Segarra needed three sets to remain undefeated on the season (14-0 overall, 6-0 SAC) as he won over Bergbom 7-6, 4-6, 10-8 at No. 5. At the No. 6 flight Moritz Hoerner (Erlangen, Germany) coasted to the 6-4, 6-3 win over Allan.

LMU hosts a pair of SAC matches this week, hosting Queens on April 4 and Newberry on April 8.
 
Tennis Match Results
Lincoln Memorial vs Coker
Apr 02, 2017 at Hartsville, SC
Lincoln Memorial 7, Coker 2
 Singles competition
1. Mark Watt (COKER) def. Jake Tuchmann (LMU) 6-0, 6-2
2. Xavier Marti (LMU) def. Henrik Hellbe (COKER) 6-2, 6-1
3. Joshua Peress (LMU) def. Felix Schweyer (COKER) 6-4, 6-3
4. Pepe Batalla (LMU) def. Hunter Horton (COKER) 6-4, 6-2
5. David Segarra (LMU) def. Simon Bergbom (COKER) 7-6, 4-6, 10-8
6. Moritz Hoerner (LMU) def. Dominic Allan (COKER) 6-4, 6-3
 Doubles competition
1. Felix Schweyer/Simon Bergbom (COKER) def. Joshua Coulthard/Jake Tuchmann (LMU) 8-5
2. Xavier Marti/Joshua Peress (LMU) def. Henrik Hellbe/Hunter Horton (COKER) 8-4
3. Pepe Batalla/David Segarra (LMU) def. Mark Watt/Dominic Allan (COKER) 9-8
 
Match Notes:
Lincoln Memorial 13-2, 6-1 SAC
Coker 3-9, 1-6 SAC